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Mahavatar Babaji
Edmond C.
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Contents:
A few thoughts
Illusions about Reiki
Inns and outs of Reiki attunements
Suggestions for each Reiki level
How to improve your Reiki flow?
Japanese Reiki techniques
Questions and my answers
Energy exchange
Join our work
A few thoughts
Love.
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Give.
Be courageous.
Dont get caught in your ego trips!
Be attentive.
Share.
Edmond C.
Illusions about Reiki
Misconceptions about Reiki outlined bellow are real beliefs of living people, whom I've met
on the Internet or in person during my teaching and learning experiences.
One can/may become Reiki master only if s/he is completely dedicated to teaching
Reiki.
Everyone is good enough to receive 3rd initiation! Please, it is completely up to you
what you do in your life - with or without master Reiki level...
Reiki symbols are so sacred that only chosen ones are allowed to see them.
You were "allowed" to see them on this (and many others) web site, weren't you?
Hmm. This can mean only two things:
a) you are not the chosen one...LOL...
b) the concept in question is completely meaningless.
Now, which is it?
The one who uses Reiki symbols has to empower them with his/her will.
Reiki will flow no matter what we do or don't do with our bodies or our will.
It is my belief Reiki masters who teach concepts like that are either too insecure to
trust Reiki or haven't got enough experience in the first place.
In fact, after a long time of every day use, symbols seem to lose their purpose. They
dissolve in overall presence of energy field called Reiki.
Reiki Kotodama can be dangerous if used incorrectly. They are very special.
As far as I can see the technique in question is neither dangerous nor special in any
way.
Hmmm. The same thing was said about Reiki symbols at first, wasn't it?
I have a lot of experiences with Reiki and many more with other a great deal
more powerful and effective techniques. So, I have somewhat different perspective on
the whole Reiki stuff...
Special technique? I really don't see what the fuss is all about ...
There is nothing special about Reiki nor about any other (even more effective)
technique...
But, some seem to actually need to believe they are using some secret and special
technique...who would bother to practice a common and casual technique, anyway?
By sharing info on Japanese Reiki techniques one is doing a big disservice to the
worldwide Reiki community, because new information will simply stop flowing from
Japan as a result.
I think me or anyone else for that matter would be doing a disservice to those that
think they own these not-so-special techniques and not to those that want to learn
them.
As for info flow from Japan, I believe the decision whether Japanese masters will keep
sharing or not is in their own domain. We can be polite, good and kind boys and gals
and so on... but the decision is still the matter of their freedom of choice.
And if they feel/think that in this particular moment in time the world needs more
"closed circles", that's ok.
I perceive learning and teaching process somewhat different. For me to learn and teach
is to share and receive and I don't like/want to confuse politics with personal and
spiritual progress (with or without Reiki).
Reiki is God.
No, Reiki is not a God. Reiki is energy of God, just as sunshine, water and gravity is,
nothing more.
If Reiki had been God, there would have been no need for differences amongst Reiki
schools we are all witnessing today, for it would have been all-powerful and perfect
(just as God is), for everyone, at any given moment and in any state of consciousness
and mind, forever.
I have been blessed and experienced the state of union with God (samadhi, satori)
many times, and, believe me, states like that (and God, if I may be so bold...) are
faaaaaaaaaar beyond etheric body where Reiki flows in. Even most abstract thoughts
cannot touch those states, what to speak of Reiki that obeys our thought patterns...
Etheric body has four sub-levels Chakras reside on the 4th one.
Reiki initiation is performed right there, upon our chakras.
Since it is done on this rather non-special and very relative level,
it simply cannot be said Reiki initiation is a spiritual event.
Reiki initiation or attunement opens channel in your etheric body to enable Reiki flow.
This channel starts in your crown chakra (Sahasrara) and goes through
heart chakra (Anahata) to your hands.
Only someone who has the direct connection to Reiki source (so called Reiki master)
can do this for you, in person or at distance.
At certain stage of openness and spiritual development ability to connect to source of Reiki
may manifest spontaneously.
Reiki initiations are very nice and pleasant events during which etheric body of a
recipient is literally flowed with pure energy from Above.
The presence of Reiki is felt as heat, dizziness, cold,
gentle pressure in various parts of the body or as other sensations...
Due to high vibration of new energy, old and suppressed emotions, pains and aches
may surface only to be released and to make "room" for new and fresh energies.
Of course, experience of attunement itself depends on the
openness of the receiver.
It is my experience in giving both in-person and distant attunements
that more open, dedicated and sincere students do get more out of it all
than not-so-dedicated ones.
Anyway, Reiki attunement is an energy event, and energy can not do much
if your mind is not flexible, open and your intent clear...
To me, distant attunements are more real and energy flows really strong and deep.
That's because I dont have to deal with physical body. I can just sit there and forget about
physical plane and can really focus on what I do, on mental activity.
I have received master Reiki level (and many other more important and more "absolute
things")
from my Spiritual Master from a distance and see where it has brought me: for the last
4 years I have been giving attunements into all Reiki levels, both in person and at distance.
See? All from one single distant attunement...
On the other hand, if you have any doubts in Reiki in the first place, then you will most likely
have hard time producing enough fate/trust/openness to receive attunement from a distance.
Every Reiki master uses his/hers own procedure, but the basics are
always the same:
- you must be Reiki master yourself and
- both of you (recipient and yourself) must produce clear
intent to receive/give attunement.
You may feel that above steps are lacking a dozen or two other steps,
but as I said I like simplicity, and above all, it works every single time,
both in person and at distance.
I came to use this format after a lot of attunement experience.
Reiki master initiates you into Reiki at Reiki level one and that is it.
Basically, no more initiations are needed nor required.
That's the power and simplicity of master symbol Dai-ko-mio.
It is our mind that needs the whole drama and fuss around Reiki initiations.
One Reiki initiation bestows upon you everything that you need to become
(energetically speaking, of course) true Reiki master/teacher.
Reiki 1:
Reiki 2:
How?
You will have to take in consideration at least
these four areas of your life:
One hour a day (for few years) should be enough to really open your bodies to Reiki.
But, for the most dedicated ones, this shouldn't be all!
There are a lot of various ways you can use Reiki. Use your imagination
and be creative! Use Reiki for/with everything in your life!
Try Japanese Reiki techniques.
Remember Reiki is energy and it all depends on your mental approach to it!
Narrow-minded approach
Personal and spiritual growth is like a marathon. One has to be careful and should try to avoid
pitfalls of this long distance running.
It is very easy to consider oneself very special or even a bit elevated when practicing Reiki.
But, it is the fact Reiki is not that special; it is just energy, nothing more.
Well, if you can live with that than you will have no problem understanding the need for
combining Reiki with some other technique.
Bodies of an average human being (like you and me) can get used to Reiki flow very
quickly......and the most important issues (causes for our unhappiness and distress)
in our life remain in-tacked.
Do not be narrow-minded!
Broaden your horizons!
It is the same thing with the books we read. I can choose books written by one author and
be done with it. No problem. But how many wonderful things do I miss due to my
narrow-minded approach?
How much does my openness (freedom, wisdom) worth if I stick only to
one single book (Reiki)? See?
The quality of your everyday life (your relationships with parents, children, partners,
coworkers, friends, animals and plants) determents your happiness and openness (and vice
versa).
Reiki flows through your etheric body, through your chakras. If these chakras are not working
optimally or, in other words, if they are blocked, Reiki will not flow as it could/should.
Chakras are usually blocked with old suppressed emotions (traumas from the past) and
negative thought patterns (compromises, avoidance tactics etc...)
If you choose to face these issues, you will enter into whole new area of personal progress.
And Reiki will be there for you all the way.
Questions bellow will help you to perceive where you truly stand (both personally and
spiritually):
Am I happy?
Am I satisfied with my life?
What am I trying to avoid in life?
What do I really want in my life?
What am I running away from in my life?
Am I really happy with relationships I lead?
Is my spiritual path making me more happy in my life?
Do I have a job that fulfills me?
Am I happy with relationship with my parents?
Am I really happy?
Take some time just once (although it is very important to check yourself
every now and then), sit down in locked room, turn off your cell phone and look within
yourself.
It takes a bit of courage to answer these questions sincerely and to take appropriate actions to
remedy these areas in life, but it is worthwhile in the end.
I've been down this road, and believe me, Reiki flows much stronger and deeper if everyday
life is sorted out!
Your goal
When one is really happy and full of joy Reiki flows through him more than all Reiki symbols
in this world can "force" it!
Japanese Reiki techniques
Myself, I don't use techniques outlined bellow regularly. My path lies elsewhere...
I know, however, that most Reiki practitioners here in the West haven't heard of these
Japanese methods before. This sharing is dedicated to these exact people.
Powers that be in the Reiki political world today are not satisfied to see these techniques
are being shared with you for free...
It still escapes me why...
I just can't imagine how it would feel like if I kept knowledge/info just to myself or share it
only for money...
Anyway, I hope you will find these techniques helpful for your physical, emotional and
mental health.
Hatsu Rei Ho
Relax and slowly close your eyes. Direct your attention onto your Hara or Tantien (3-5
centimeters below navel). Put your hands on your lap with palms down.
1.
Place your right hand on the left shoulder so that
the right fingertips are on the left shoulder (where the collar bone meets the shoulder).
The hand is open and lying flat.
2.
Draw the flat hand down across the chest in a straight line, over the "V"
of the sternum (where the rib cage meets) down to the right hip.
The hand (palm down) stays in light contact with the body the entire movement.
3.
Repeat this procedure on the right side, using the left hand. Draw it flattened
from the shoulder, in a straight line, across the sternum, to the left hip.
4.
Place the right hand again on the left shoulder, fingertips on the
edge pointing outwards.
Slide the right hand down the left arm all the way to the finger tips,
keeping the left arm straight and at your side.
5.
Repeat this process on the right side, with the left hand on the shoulder
and drawing it down the right arm to the fingertips.
6.
Repeat the process on the left side again.
7.
Connect to Reiki and raise your hands high up in the air, visualize and feel the vibration/light
of Reiki flowing into your hands and run through your whole body.
1.
Place your hands on your lap with palms up and focus your intention
on Tantien and relax. Then start controlled breathing.
2.
Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth.
While inhaling, breath in the life force - Reiki - coming down through
your Sahasrara (crown chakra) into your Tantien. Let it fill your Hara and then
all of your bodies, melting all tensions and anxiety. Let it sooth you.
3.
When you exhale, visualize that the light that filled up your whole
body, expands to outside of your body through your skin, onto infinity in
all directions. Radiate it from you to all the universe.
4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for a couple of minutes or as long as you like.
2.
Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth.
While inhaling, breath in the life force - Reiki - coming through
your hands into your Tantien. Let it fill your Hara and then
all of your bodies, melting all tensions and anxiety. Let it calm you.
3.
When you exhale, visualize that the light that filled up your whole
body, expands to outside of your body through your hands.
It is normally for hands and Tantien to become warm and vibrant at this point.
4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for a couple of minutes or as long as you like.
My comment:
Please see my comment above.
Some say Kotodama is dangerous technique. (if you don't pay for it, it could be...LOL...)
It is my experience the use of Kotodama is the same thing as using Reiki symbols (more or
less). Please, do try it for yourself.
They work as a mantras and I believe this approach to mental and emotional control
has its roots in the same place as all other mantras do - in Buddhism, Shinto, Hinduism etc...
It is said Usui used this technique. He introduced symbols only to those in "need" of them.
As I've already said, I don't use this technique often. I tried it but found it very similar
or even the same as repeating the names of the symbols.
I kindda like it though, since I am used to do Nama Japa a lot.
But, I prefer to use (to me) more powerful and effective mantras, like
Om namah Shivaya or Hai-di-ya-khan-di.
Back to Kotodama:
As is the case with most mantras, one has to be careful to pronounce the syllables correctly.
Remember these are all, in non-Japanese tradition so called bija-mantras (short and
meaningless words-syllables), filled with high vibrations.
A ah
E as in hey
I ee
O as in nose
U as in blue
KU as in too
KI as in see or tree
HO as in go or throw
ZE as in may or play
NE the same as ZE
KO as in so or go
YO same as KO
It is said these mantras predate symbols. I don't know about this, but as I see it, if one was to
clothe one single Kotodama in a visible suit, s/he would certainly come up with a respectful
reiki symbol.
Names of symbols are derived from these Shinto mantras, anyway.
Kotodama are a great aid to those that walk the path of Enlightenment (as Dr. Usui did). As
healing of pains and aches (for which, unfortunately, Reiki is used or, better yet, under-used
today) itself is only a first step in the overall aim of achieving permanent Satori (perceiving or
being One with Absolute Truth), Kotodama can bring you a step further.
To even hope for Enlightenment, ones bodies have to be stable and clean. Absolute Truth has
most high vibration and our messed up bodies and nervous systems can not cope with it. Not
even by a long shoot. Well, here comes in the real power and usefulness of Kotodama.
When you are done with your past, when all suppressed emotions are faced and expressed,
when your mental body is freed from negativity (compromises, complexes, tactics of
avoidance etc...) and when you are really happy and satisfied with the way you are living in
your day-to-day life, then go on.
Use Shinto mantras outlined above to prepare your bodies for deep and real meditation.
Perhaps you will be blessed and even experience Satori or Impersonal aspect of Absolute
truth (also called Nirvana, Savikalpa samadhi, etc...)
Use:
Focus Kotodama for your physical and etheric body
Harmony Kotodama for your astral (emotional) body
Connection Kotodama for your mental body
Empowerment Kotodama for.........find out for yourself.
Just let the respectful Kotodama do its work and sooth each body
while enhancing its vibration. Do this every day.
Well, I still suggest you to use (in my experience) even more powerful mantras that have the
same effect as all of Kotodama together (like Om namah Shivaya), but since you are here on
Reiki web site, I guess you are more an energy oriented person not a mental one.
You can use it in the same instances as you use Reiki symbols.
It is simpler, though. Just repeat it in your mind and that is it. You might also want to use only
one energy at once and don't combine them. Try it for yourself.
And use your creativity!
Contemplation
relax and sit on the chair or on the flour (on your knees, as in Hatsu Rei Ho).
focus your intention of Hara, Tantien.
in deep and low voice chant each kotodama starting with "Focus". Let it fill your
body.
Know that the sound of each Kotodama can also heal.
while you breath in and out, let your voice vibrate your whole body.
Gyoshi Ho
So, Reiki being an energy, will follow our freedom of choice manifested through
our mental body as intent and flow through every possible media, yes, even eyes or breath.
You don't need special symbol for such a healing, just clear intent and some practice.
Practice
Begin with something simple, healing of plants in your living room:
1.
Sit comfortably and take a casual look at your plant from a distance of
1 - 2 meters.
2.
Do not focus your look on the plant, just look at its direction.
This is more etheric "operation" than physical one.
Do not rely too much on your eyes. They are just a "middle man",
a tool in your hands.
3.
When you feel you are ready intend Reiki to flow via or through
your eyes in the direction of your plant.
4.
As you advance in this practice you will discover that Reiki is not
flowing just through your eyes but through your 6. chakra and "Third eye" as well.
You need your physical eyes to some extent but the main work is done trough your
sixth chakra/Third eye (which is kindda logical, since Reiki dwells in our etheric body.)
5.
You can use Kotodama to direct specific energies to flow trough
your physical and etheric eyes.
When you practice various techniques Reiki , know that only your imagination and creativity
are frontiers for your ability to help others.
Koki Ho
1.
Just have clear intent and let Reiki flow through your breath. You will need some time to
relax during Reiki - breath flow.
2.
The easiest thing to start with is to be aware of your breathing.
Inhale, let it in and exhale, let it out... And again and again.
Then just intend Reiki to flow trough your exhaled breath.
3.
Just let your breath flow naturally.
Do not exaggerate, just be relaxed and let Reiki and your breath
flow nice and easy.
4.
When you are confident in combining Reiki with breath,
you can easily direct your breath to the areas where
you feel/know Reiki is most needed.
When you master above technique and feel relaxed and completely confident
in your healing with breath, you can move on:
1.
While inhaling focus your attention on Tantien (Hara) and feel
how specific Kotodama is filling your "Life Center".
Use only one Kotodama at once! Do not combine energies!
2.
You have learned to be a witness to your breathing and to let/intend Reiki to
flow through it. Now just add more conscious action:
let Reiki from your Hara flow trough your breath and direct exhaled air
to specific chakras or areas of recipient.
Be careful not to give your personal energy!
3.
You can chant Kotodama to straighten effect of your healing trough your breath.
There are two similar and scanning/intuitive techniques or abilities, used in the Land of the
rising sun Byosen and Reiji Ho.
Byosen is a scanning technique, which can help you to develop high level of sensitivity and
feeling.
Reiji Ho is an intuitive technique, which can help you to develop your intuition to a level
where you will not need to scan anymore - you will then just *know*.
Byosen
This is a method that helps you to "decrypt" sensations (Byosen) you get from the bodies of
recipient of your Reiki treatment.
If you heal hands-on a lot, you will know there are a lot of completely different sensations
you can get when giving Reiki:
heat, cold, vibrating, gentle flow of reiki, deep sensations of magnetism etc...
One can distinguish various sensations and can recognize particular disease based on
intellectual knowledge of health condition of a recipient of Reiki treatment.
Reiji Ho
Reiji Ho is a method, which helps or guides you to open yourself to better your intuition.
Practice
1. Practice Hatsu Rei Ho on daily bases.
2. When breathing the energy become one with it, let it help you.
3. Just open up and let energy guide your hands.
4. Be open to *know* what the true condition of your recipient is.
Anyway, a day or two passed and my dear love came to me and said: "Edmond, remember
when you asked me about my left foot? Well, I've remembered just now: it was the left foot
that was hurt 15 years ago, I have just forgotten about it and thought it was the right one..."
What happened?
It is simple; my intuition enabled me to perceive something that even she did not remembered
at that time.
This was my first experience of my wakening-up intuition.
That's how intuition works, it is direct and it is never wrong. I use my intuition on daily bases
and it has never let me down (except on those occasions when I mistook sensing for intuition).
Practice Reiki every day and clean your own impurities and what will be left at the end
will help you to perceive things as they are, and not as they seem to be (maya - that, which
isn't)
Regular (lets say every week) Reiju empowerments can help you a lot to reach the goal of
pure intention.
I remember my intuition grew every time I experienced state above mental plane, called
Samadhi or Satori (enlightenment, Union with God).
Try it for yourself.
Reiju empowerments
Reiju is Usui's original way, a procedure that enables the recipient to channel Reiki.
It is believed that it comes from Tendai Buddhism.
This is where Hatsu Rei Ho and other Japanese Reiki techniques seem to have their roots in.
In Japanese approach to Reiki practice, students would gather every single week
and practice various Reiki techniques.
At the end of the gathering, during meditation, Reiki Master would give Reiju to every
student as a mean of initiating further progress on Reiki path.
It is said that Reiju was also used to "attune" (to use western term) students into
higher levels of Reiki channelling.
Reiju connects the student to Reiki source, strengthens this connection, and thus
enables more deep and strong Reiki flow. It is student that has most important role in
his development. Reiju enhances Reiki channel, but student must keep it open by
practicing various Reiki techniques, i.e. Hatsu Rei Ho.
Reiju helps the student's progress in every aspect of his life, by enhancing energy level
in student's bodies. This is also achieved by daily Reiki practice.
Giving (on Master's end) and receiving (on student's end) Reiju empowerments every
week or even daily, is very good opportunity to develop intuition and sensitivity to the
energy, and above all, to enable one to make small but important steps towards Satori,
Enlightenment.
Reiju can be used for self-empowerment also. Just like our western attunement processes can.
Hmm. As I write these words now, I clearly remember how it dawned on me one day
(before I knew about these Japanese techniques) that attunement process can be used
not just for attunements of others, but for self attunement as well.
At that time, I was just a greenhorn and after first self-attunement I got sick.
So much energy was present in my bodies that I (my awareness) couldn't cope with it at all.
But, soon I opened myself more and started to perform self-attunements on daily basis,
general attunement at first (channel sahasrara-anahata and palms) and specific attunements
latter on (each symbol to corresponding chakra).
Those initiations were very powerful and they helped me a lot.
Try it yourself! Just don't overdo it!
Back to Reiju!
Reiju Self-Empowerment
1. Raise hands to connect to the source of Reiki just like you do it in Hatsu Rei Ho.
2. Energy from above will flow gently down your hands into your Hara, Tantien.
3. Slowly lower your hands all the way down to the Tantien. At the same time keep intending
that as you do this pure energy is flooding your body through Sahasrara into Tantien. Try
to synchronize the movement and energy flow. Finish this movement by placing both
hands over your Tantien.
4. Open yourself up a bit more and know that by entering the Tantien, energy has got you. Do
away with thoughts and just open your bodies to pure light, which Reiki in fact is.
5. Don't move on until you perceive close and intimate connection with the Source of the
energy and with the energy itself also. At this point various energy side effect may
manifest: hot hands, heat in Tantien etc...
Do not be fooled by these effects. Just recognize them and let them be!
Movement outlined above is done only once.
Then move on by performing the following:
- Move your hands away from your Tantien and place them in the "connection position"
again.
- Bring your hands slowly out to the sides, as you did before, and at the same time keep
imagining that as you do so, the energy is expanding and engulfing your body and aura.
6. Repeat these three movements three more times, each time finishing by placing your
hands in front of your Tantien.
Giving Reiju
Your clear intent, opening to the energy. This is, logically, done only at the start of
Reiju procedure.
The individual empowerments for each student.
Individual Empowerments
The recipient should sit on a chair, relaxed, holding their hands in the Namaste
(prayer) position and with their eyes closed.
Ajna chakra:
Now move your hands to the front of the student's face and form a triangle with
your index finger and thumb tips, with the the rest of the fingers held together.
Place the center of thus formed triangle in front of the student's 6th chakra. This
chakra is most important of them all. Intent and let energy flow strong and deep.
Vishudi chakra:
When done with 6th, move your hands in front of and behind of, the throat, thus
setting them to flood 5th chakra.
This chakra represents our mental capacities, also very important chakra. Now let
energy flood this area of student's etheric body.
Anahata chakra:
Now move your hands behind and in front of, the heart area, and intent pure light
to flow to the heart chakra.
Hands:
Forming a triangle with your hands, now move them down and around the
student's hands, without touching their hands. Intent pure light to flow through the
your student's hands all the way to arms and shoulders, thus balancing the energies
in his/hers bodies. Let energy flow through formed triangle.
Now proceed and move your hands down towards the knees. At this point,
smoothly separate formed tirangle and, with your palms facing down, perform
grounding as you did earlier..
Conclude Reiju:
You will end Reiju by intending or sending energy back to where it came from,
along the path you have opened earlier. That's the main difference between
western attunement and Reiju.
Quickly move your hands up, pointing (more visualizing) at the energy route from
Tantien to the sky, thus firmly connecting student's "Life center" or Tantien with
the source of energy called Reiki.
Do namaste and that's all.
Degrees of Reiju
You can use above format of Reiju empowerment as a general reference to Japanese
attunement/initiation/empowerment process. To impart higher levels of accessing Reiki
source on your students, you can use Kotodama for each corresponding level.
Reiju 1: while flooding areas as described above, silently repeat in your mind
Focus Kotodama
Reiju 2: while flooding areas as described above, silently repeat in your mind
Harmony Kotodama
Reiju 3: while flooding areas as described above, silently repeat in your mind
Connection Kotodama
Distant Reiju
If you are a Reiki master and do a lot of distant work or have been initiated at distance, then
you already know that physical distance does not matter in Reiki practice. Just like distant
healing, Reiju can also be sent through time and space.
To send Reiju to someone that is not in the same room as you are, just produce firm intent and
follow the procedure outlined above using visualization.
That's it. It works.
Questions and my answers
Below you will find my answers to relevant questions received via AskMe.com and email as
well as some parts of discussions from Usenet newsgroup alt.healing.reiki.
Please note!
Bellow are just my views and experiences, which may or may not be correct!
Relay on your own experiences!!!
Questions:
To me "healing" is not a goal in itself but just a small step to realization of our true nature and
eternal quality and identity (which Dr. Usui was trying to achieve, and in fact he did if I
understand his experience of Samadhi on the holy mountain in Japan correctly...)
True healing should take place on spiritual level, and to get there physical and especially
emotional and mental vehicles *must* be clean, stable and purified. It all depends how one
defines "spiritual", of course, but my experiences are reiki doesn't get nearly that far/deep. It
flows in physical/etheric body and works on emotional and mental body only indirectly (via
chakras). What to speak about spiritual, absolute body?
So, my answer to this very good question is that reiki in practice heals etheric and some of the
emotional body. If one is open to it, of course...
So, IMHO the stories of Reiki being almighty are too farfetched...
Q: What are your views on Jesus's and Lord Buddha's methods of healing and
Reiki?
First off, I would not agree that any "healing" is healing. There are a lot of various facts,
which need to be taken into consideration when labeling something as a healing:
- The state of awareness of a person.
- The level of existence "healing" is coming from.
- Level of our body it influences (physical, etheric, astral, mental, spiritual...)
- Possible effects of a "healing".
- Where does it leads to?
-What exactly can one expect from it?
I think every Reiki master should take all this into consideration when talking or teaching
about almighty Reiki falling under the same label as teachings of Buddha, for
instance...IMHO.
Furthermore, as you suggested, there are various kinds of "healing". Some work directly on
physical levels (reiki...), some on etheric levels (also reiki...), other on emotional and mental
(not reiki), and a few techniques even on Spiritual level(s) (blessing of a true Spiritual being).
The higher the level that technique affects, the better and more permanent results.
And Reiki does flow in our etheric body - that's why its effects are...ummm (...I am looking
for a kind word here...)...not that permanent.
I cannot say the same for Kriya Yoga, for instance. One can ignore or deny Reiki, but one can
never ignore effect of Kriya Yoga...
See?
I would say, there are many different ways of healing and not all of those methods fall under
the term of healing.
Healing, as we Reiki people understand it, influences only physical and etheric levels. That is
it!
What kind of healing is that, anyway? One can practice Reiki, Karuna reiki etc... for 10 years
and still be avoiding problems in his life (I have seen this more than once!).
No sir, real healing (as I understand it) begins when one has his life and past sorted out,
loving relationships with parents, children co-workers, and friends...
And real teachings of a Buddha and Jesus start even *after* or *beyond* above mentioned
accomplishments in life (although many of us seem to avoid life and follow these exact
teachings because we do not have the courage to face our problems in life...)
Also, I cannot agree that Lord Buddha could use Reiki for his healing (for he has not been
healing others, not like we do with reiki, anyway).
True, no one really knows (how could we?). But, I know His teachings and they are coming
from much higher plane than our energy called Reiki. I know this from experiences each
approach gave me.
Well, to sum up, there are various methods for healing and they do not fall under same label.
And Reiki healing and teachings of Lord Buddha and Jesus are as apart as me and opera
singing are.
Q: While I was doing a treatment on my father the pain in his stomach seem to
worsen.
He asked me to stop because it hurt some much. What did I do wrong?
It is quite natural that pains increase when you are doing reiki.
This is in fact a prove reiki is flowing and that it is helping.
I understand your father is in pain and that he doesn't like to be in such condition, but the pain
he is experiencing during reiki treatment will not last forever. In fact, the pain itself is just
coming out of his life, it is surfacing only to be released and thus stomach problem solved (if
he minds what he eats and drinks, of course. Also I would take a look at his emotional life, for
most stomach problems have causes in suppressing emotions...)
I would keep treating him and at the same time explain to him what I have written above.
Also, he might want to breath more deeply when you are treating him. Fresh oxygen does the
trick every time...
Q: What do you think about all these "new" symbols and stiles of Reiki being
"channeled" down to our plain?
I believe Reiki is an energy that pervades everything. It has different names in various
traditions: Chi, Ki, Pneuma, Life Force, Prana, Bioenergy, Ions, Life Air etc...
There are different paths and methods of accessing and using this all-pervading energy. To
me, Reiki is the most direct and the simplest of them all.
It is just an energy, only one! But since we ourselves all differ from each other (due to our
free will), all these various methods and names has been brought forth.
As for "channeling", I must say this is another "kick in the fog" that New Age has brought to
us. No real or fundamental progress can be obtained through it.
Btw, how come the famous "ascension" has not taken place yet? Where are now star ships
that will take us up? Where is Sananda, Ashtar now? Are doors 11-11 opened yet?
It is my experience that info which is "channeled" has no real value, simply because it is
coming form a very illusive and relative astral plane. And astral plane is very attractive and
full of beautiful things - all of them just as relative as physical ones are. Yes, to those that are
in certain state of consciousness these astral experiences seem as real as they can get, but in
the end, no real personal or spiritual progress is made by using these illusive pieces of info
coming down from astral plane. Believe me I know, I have been down this road. It is a
complete waste of time. I know this now; I wish I had known it then...
Q: On the Master level page you suggest to try to relate Reiki symbols to our bodies. Can you
elaborate on this a bit more, please?
It is not a coincidence that there are four (4) Shinto mantras used in original Mystical
Buddhism. Nor it is a blind luck we can use four or five Usui Reiki symbols. Why?
Our whole existence is made out of 4 bodies. Physical (etheric), astral (emotional), mental
(mind) and spiritual (atmic); physical being the most dense and with lowest vibration.
So, if one is to be healthy, it is clear that all of these bodies must be brought under certain
control or in other words, healed, cleansed etc... The higher the body you work on, the better.
(Btw, that's why Reiki is not that effective: it flows in our physical (etheric) body and is
directly cleaning only the lowest part of our existence, leaving astral and mental bodies
completely intact.)
How can one accomplish this?
Well, gradually and step by step. First one should work on physical level, then emotions and
finally on mental impurities.
As you no doubt have already come to know, each Usui symbol carries specific vibration and
directly influences rather specific fields of etheric body (chakras) and only indirectly
corresponding levels/bodies/plains of our existence.
Kotodama are mantras and work directly on mental body. For more info please check
Kotodama page.
See bellow:
As you can see in above table each symbol has its main effect upon specific chakra.
Moreover, completely balanced and properly working chakra has exactly the same vibration
as pure energy of respectful symbol!
You can experience all this through your own daily Reiki practice...
As long as we need to practice Reiki, that is to say, as long as we perceive the need for
healing, personal and spiritual growth, our chakras and respectful bodies are not in complete
order.
If and when this happens we wont be needing Reiki no more. We will be spontaneously
letting our true nature manifest and will follow all possible precepts without doing anything in
particular.
Till then, God help us...
Q: What do you think about sending distant Reiki healing without explicit permission of
the receiver (my father, to be more exact)?
You can send Reiki healing without asking anybody for permission, of course you can. Every
one of us has the freedom of choice.
But, I don't quite see how you can love another human being (family member even) and at the
same time completely ignore his free will. You see, we are responsible for our own (health)
condition and have all right to be ill, sick or depressed.
Now, I can see you care about him and would like to help, but if the other party is not open to
reiki it simply will not work. Reiki is just energy and it obeys our free will and free will of
others. So should we...
Energy exchange
I came in touch with this particular system of healing only 5 years ago. First three years
Ive practiced Reiki (self) healing for at least one hour a day. Last few years I have been
actively teaching Reiki and over 60 people have been initiated into all three levels of Reiki in-
person. I also have my dearly beloved Spiritual Master to assist me when my little ego wants
to be a king (most of the time ;-)...
I have plenty experiences with Reiki and I am pretty sure I know what I am talking about
bellow.
No channeling, no angels, no cards nor any kind of New age guides or other "spiritual stuff"
involved. Just good old common sense.
Here we go:
The "energy exchange" theory tells us that everyone that receives Reiki in the form of
healing, instructions or attunement/initiation, HAS to pay for it one way or the other.
It is said Madame Takata has brought this concept to the West.
It is also said she realized students did not appreciate Reiki enough so she spiced
lessons up by high prices.
The price for master Reiki level in traditional waters is $10000. Today. I do not know about
you, but for me this is a looot of money. This kind of approach (read: give me money) has
triggered competition between Reiki masters and even brought some stiles to be trade
marked(!).
Although I can understand this and can respect decisions of those who ask
money for Reiki. No problem. Everyone has the freedom of choice bestowed from Above.
But, I am asking myself (and you, if I may) certain questions:
Can be the openness of our heart (crucial for the practice of Reiki)
measured in money?
Has one really got to prove s/he is going to respect Reiki and practice it sincerely by paying a
lot of money? (high prices should prove the truthfulness of the heart (!)
I do have a lot of experiences with other methods and techniques for personal and spiritual
growth and I must admit Reiki is NOT an effective technique! It is not a very powerful
method of healing! Sorry.
It is energy, and like every other energy it obeys our thought
processes. Because of that, its effects can be easily ignored and denied.
Reiki "works" only on our etheric body and therefore it is not as effective as any kind of
mental technique, for example.
Personally, I think in most Reiki schools there is no sign of love, sincerity, and service of
others and of giving anymore. Now it all boils down to marketing, money, business and other
ego-level games one cannot progress with.
Please, there is nothing wrong with having a lot of money or a good job or successful
business. Not at all! It is just sad naive people are being fooled all over our globe to pay for
something theyve already got.
It is most important for every new comer to Reiki to understand, and in time to accept, Reiki
has already been there in his or her bodies. Energy called Reiki is everywhere, was, and will
be. No one has the right to charge for it! Reiki, like the sunshine, moonlight or the dawn
belongs to no one upon this Earth! No one!
Please, let Reiki flow freely and let it help as many people as possible.
I believe humanity needs help now more then ever before. And Reiki, due to its simple use,
can help a lot of people. Let it help you too, my dear reader!
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