Interesting Reiki Facts
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Reiki refers not only to the energy from the higher dimension, but also to the system of Reiki that developed from Usui Sensei's teachings Usui trained from an early age, when he entered a Tendai Buddhist monastery near Kuramayama, developing endless skills throughout his life from 'Kikou'. (Qigong) and martial arts to Chinese Medicine and psychic development, enthusiastically studying many religions and healing methods. He disciplined himself to study more and more, and he undertook Buddhist meditation and fasting practices and it was during one of these strict spiritual training methods that he was blessed with the gift of Reiki from the universe. He
offered regular empowerments in the form of 'blessings' to his students which developed into a version of 'Reiju'
and changed to 'attunement' in the West. In Western teaching, one could think that the attunement to Reiki alone gives you the ability to heal, however the attunement is only the beginning. Reiki I/Shoden level will empower you to connect with universal energy to awaken your innate ability to heal, but to develop this ability one needs to work with the energy, the Reiki techniques, receive regular empowerments and most of all to live by the Reiki Concepts for spiritual growth, and ultimately enlightenment. Usui sensei found enlightenment to be ‘Anshin Ritsumei’, being at peace with your path in life and letting nothing disturb you. This could be looked at as his first revelation of enlightenment or ‘Satori’ When he was empowered with the Reiki energy during his meditation and fast on Mt. Kurama in March 1922, (which, as the story goes, was so powerful that he was knocked unconscious), he received the ultimate enlightenment by his strong connection to the universe. (At one with the universe). Usui
taught over 2000 students, and one of them was Dr. Chujiro Hayashi. Dr Hayashi
taught Mrs. Hawayo Takata who brought Reiki to the western world. Reiki has been
taught in the west as 'Usui Shiki Ryoho', a system focusing on the healing of
others. Most western Reiki students have their lineage through Takata and
Hayashi. So Usui's original 'way' of spiritual growth based on healing and development of the self has been modified into a system of hands-on healing of others. The energy has been passed on from Reiki Master to Reiki Master and no doubt has made an enormous difference to the world. There are many versions of Reiki, some with very basic teachings, and some more complicated, which include the 1926 techniques similar to Qigong. Some versions of Reiki now teach Usui Teate alongside the other methods. By attending Shuyo-Kai meetings you can receive further empowerments to the loving energy of Reiki, and assistance from the Reiki Master to practise the traditional Japanese Reiki techniques.
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