Solutions for People and Planet | By Pamir Kiciman
The Reiki Help Blog features articles on Japanese practices, arts and life philosophies to give the teachings of Reiki a richer context. Today’s post hearkens back to April 2019’s The Journey Itself is Home, is a line from master haiku
Suiseki is a deep Japanese practice where natural stones formed and worn in certain ways by nature, are recognized by the artist or more accurately the practitioner as depicting a landscape. Noticing and recognizing that a seemingly ordinary rock depicts a natural scene takes a lot of presence. What’s beautiful to me about suiseki is that it keeps us close to nature. It also produces beauty and meaning. Reiki, similarly, increases awareness, beauty and meaning…
This line from Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) has been a guide for me ever since I first read it: “… each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” It’s a profound truth. It also takes all the neurosis out of daily
In the still night by the vacant window, wrapped in monk’s robe I sit in meditation. navel and nostrils lined up straight; ears paired to the slope of the shoulders. Window whitens — the moon comes up; rain’s stopped, but
Living deep in the mountains I’ve grown fond of the soughing pines— On days when the wind is still how lonely it becomes! — Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1895) I came across this poem and instantly recognized myself in it. When a
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Reiki is historically linked to one of the worst earthquakes Japan has suffered, prior to the one that struck on March 11, 2011. It happened in September of 1923, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale. It’s known as Kantō daishinsai and