Comments on: Modern Reiki http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/ Helping you help yourself & the world Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Reiki Help Blog » Usui’s Precepts: The living tissue of Reiki http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Reiki Help Blog » Usui’s Precepts: The living tissue of Reiki Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:47:14 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2992 [...] If Reiki were a tree, its trunk would be the meditative teachings of Reiki; hands-on Reiki would be one limb; and the precepts Usui left behind would be Reiki’s living tissue. This was explained in great detail in a previous post: Modern Reiki. [...] [...] If Reiki were a tree, its trunk would be the meditative teachings of Reiki; hands-on Reiki would be one limb; and the precepts Usui left behind would be Reiki’s living tissue. This was explained in great detail in a previous post: Modern Reiki. [...]

]]> By: Olga Rasmussen http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2901 Olga Rasmussen Sun, 17 May 2009 16:05:57 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2901 Enjoyed this! I have been teaching Reiki for about 10 years - have studied a number of lineages - but the last two years have studied exclusively with Frans Stiene and gotten much deeper into the Reiki meditational practices of Usui which are very powerful. For Usui, Reiki was first and foremost - a spiritual practice - which has gotten lost in the West. I love the meditations and chanting that were part of his personal practice and which he gave to his students. Enjoyed this! I have been teaching Reiki for about 10 years – have studied a number of lineages – but the last two years have studied exclusively with Frans Stiene and gotten much deeper into the Reiki meditational practices of Usui which are very powerful. For Usui, Reiki was first and foremost – a spiritual practice – which has gotten lost in the West. I love the meditations and chanting that were part of his personal practice and which he gave to his students.

]]> By: aard http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2797 aard Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:33:49 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2797 How refreshing to come across such a well considered and well written post on traditional Japanese Reiki. Nothing short of excellent. Thank you for you highly insightful posts all round. How refreshing to come across such a well considered and well written post on traditional Japanese Reiki. Nothing short of excellent. Thank you for you highly insightful posts all round.

]]> By: Tami http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 Tami Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:45:23 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2572 I ran across your site here, and just had to comment... :) I'm also an Usui Reiki Teacher here in Houston (moved here from abroad), and I've been spreading the same information as you write here in my classes. People seem so confused as to what the original practices and intentions are, and there is so much else that gets mixed in. The unfortunate aspect is that many become very attached to modality thinking, crystals, and other outside tools. I try to gently suggest that these tools are fine, yes...but, maybe better practiced within their own systems? And, that they are not a part of Usui Reiki. I just wanted to write Kudos to you for writing about this! Keep up your very good work. :) I ran across your site here, and just had to comment… :)

I’m also an Usui Reiki Teacher here in Houston (moved here from abroad), and I’ve been spreading the same information as you write here in my classes. People seem so confused as to what the original practices and intentions are, and there is so much else that gets mixed in. The unfortunate aspect is that many become very attached to modality thinking, crystals, and other outside tools. I try to gently suggest that these tools are fine, yes…but, maybe better practiced within their own systems? And, that they are not a part of Usui Reiki.

I just wanted to write Kudos to you for writing about this! Keep up your very good work. :)

]]> By: Pamir http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 Pamir Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:08:18 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2550 @Astrid - When you practice or receive Reiki, it's easy to feel how spiritual it is. My point(s) in the post, however, is not to wonder where & how Reiki is spiritual, or use our own creativity to find it in the teachings, but that spirituality was built-in to the teachings by Usui Sensei with specific methods and a specific orientation, and much of that had been unavailable until about 10 years ago. Usui's original, Japanese Reiki teachings are <i>only</i> spiritual, are about embracing your inner being & evolving, with healing being an outcropping of that growth. @Miruh - Yes, wisdom practices have a supporting lattice that is integral. Without it, the practices become mere tools or even discarded. @Astrid – When you practice or receive Reiki, it’s easy to feel how spiritual it is. My point(s) in the post, however, is not to wonder where & how Reiki is spiritual, or use our own creativity to find it in the teachings, but that spirituality was built-in to the teachings by Usui Sensei with specific methods and a specific orientation, and much of that had been unavailable until about 10 years ago. Usui’s original, Japanese Reiki teachings are only spiritual, are about embracing your inner being & evolving, with healing being an outcropping of that growth.

@Miruh – Yes, wisdom practices have a supporting lattice that is integral. Without it, the practices become mere tools or even discarded.

]]> By: Miruh http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2530 Miruh Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:14:45 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2530 Hello Pamir, Great post, just as in the practice of Hatha Yoga, it is the deeper study and practice of the philosophic truths behind Reiki or Hatha Yoga, that a practitioner grows in self-knowledge and true healing takes place. <abbr><em>Miruh’s last blog post..<a href="http://spiritualhealingjourney.com/let-all-things-pass-away/" rel="nofollow">Let All Things Pass Away</a></em></abbr> Hello Pamir,

Great post, just as in the practice of Hatha Yoga, it is the deeper study and practice of the philosophic truths behind Reiki or Hatha Yoga, that a practitioner grows in self-knowledge and true healing takes place.

Miruh’s last blog post..Let All Things Pass Away

]]> By: Astrid Lee Reiki Master Teacher http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2511 Astrid Lee Reiki Master Teacher Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:30:20 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2511 I agree with your premise that Reiki is essentially spiritual. That is how I teach it in my practice also, and actually, more to the point, that's how I live it! <abbr><em>Astrid Lee Reiki Master Teacher’s last blog post..<a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/suze-orman/" rel="nofollow">Suze Orman</a></em></abbr> I agree with your premise that Reiki is essentially spiritual. That is how I teach it in my practice also, and actually, more to the point, that’s how I live it!

Astrid Lee Reiki Master Teacher’s last blog post..Suze Orman

]]> By: Pamir http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2496 Pamir Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:51:07 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2496 @Liara Covert: It's important to know the origins of things. @Leesa Budler: Welcome! It's important to remember just how profound these & other authentic teachings are. @Jeannette: Welcome! Did you have anything to say about the post? @Liara Covert: It’s important to know the origins of things.

@Leesa Budler: Welcome! It’s important to remember just how profound these & other authentic teachings are.

@Jeannette: Welcome! Did you have anything to say about the post?

]]> By: Jeannette http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2488 Jeannette Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:35:09 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2488 Kudos for getting commentluv added! I just had my VA add it to my blog, too. Nice feature. :) <abbr><em>Jeannette’s last blog post..<a href="http://goodvibeblog.com/2009/02/11/how-can-we-help/" rel="nofollow">How Can We Help?</a></em></abbr> Kudos for getting commentluv added! I just had my VA add it to my blog, too. Nice feature. :)

Jeannette’s last blog post..How Can We Help?

]]> By: Leesa Budler http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2487 Leesa Budler Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:55:47 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2487 Hello Pamir, Thank you for the energy and knowledge you transmitted in this blog. What great reminders and so well stated. You're a touchstone for spiritual guidance. Sincerely, Leesa Hello Pamir, Thank you for the energy and knowledge you transmitted in this blog. What great reminders and so well stated. You’re a touchstone for spiritual guidance. Sincerely, Leesa

]]> By: Liara Covert http://reikihelp.com/blog/2009/02/modern-reiki/comment-page-1/#comment-2486 Liara Covert Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:45:49 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/?p=196#comment-2486 Pamir, thanks for the history and depth of concepts presented here. Appreciated your views on Miruh's blog. Pamir, thanks for the history and depth of concepts presented here. Appreciated your views on Miruh’s blog.

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