Reiki - A Path to Wholeness
by Bronwen and Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki
At any given moment, people all over the world are reassessing their life.
They wonder if it is worthwhile getting up every morning; if there is any
point in going to work, in eating dinner, falling asleep and then getting up
to start all over again. They are told they can be anything they want to be
and yet they're not even sure what that is.
Ask yourself what you want. Move past the initial expensive car, castle, super
job extravaganza and keep asking - what do I want?
Stop for one moment. Feel your physical body, notice your thoughts and draw
one large deep breath. Now breathe out and sit quietly in this fresh space.
Experience how the breath has briefly connected your mind and body together.
Now ask, What is it that I truly want out of life?
You may eventually answer:
I want to feel happy.
I want to know who I am.
I want to feel free and light without any pressures at all.
I want to feel safe and warm and touched by life.
I want to know love - unlimited and unconditional.
I want to see the beauty around me.
I want to experience what this world is all about and understand why I am
here.
In short: you want to feel connected.
You can be all of these things and more, because happiness comes from inside
of you. Inside you there is a place that, when accessed, knows what each of
these things feel like.
The system of Reiki aims to help you find that inner heart and learn from it.
You have the aptitude, and the system has the tools. There are no secrets or
magic to this at all that is needed is you and your intention to remember.
Everyone can find what the Japanese call “honu no reiki the spiritual light
that exists within.
Finding the spiritual light within you is possible because it has always lived
there. You are this spiritual light. Beneath the clutter of everyday life
exists this precious human self.
Working with a solid energetic practice such as the Japanese form of Reiki can
guide you on this path back to your inner self. Originating in the early 1900s
in Japan, it is the system's four major influences that give it its backbone.
These are Japanese martial arts, Shintoism (the indigenous faith of the
Japanese people), and two esoteric forms of Buddhism--ShugendEand Mikkyo.
Elements taught in the Japanese Reiki system include breathing meditations,
hands-on healing and simple daily precepts and guidelines. These elements help
develop a spiritual practice that supports you in remembering your connection,
no matter what religion you may be or what other techniques you may practice.
A diamond is an analogy for the self. Each and every day a Reiki practitioner
polishes the diamond by performing his or her practice. This is a constant
task for humans who, in this earthly realm, attract dirt, becoming muddy and
tarnished. A diamond is so sharp that it can cut through almost anything
humanity attaches itself to, bringing back the true essence of life, as seen
in the perfection of a sparkling diamond.
Each of these three diamonds works with a different energetic part of you. The
first is the physical, grounded aspect of you called Earth energy. The second
is the mental, emotional aspect of you, called Sky energy, and lastly, the
third diamond is Heart energy. It is in Heart energy that the Earth and the
Sky are brought together to create wholeness.
Imagine a triangle: it has a lovely broad base with a point at its tip. If
that base tried to balance at the top it would topple over. The human body is
just like this triangle; it energetically needs a firm foundation before
progressing further into deeper spiritual realms.
Therefore, energetic work begins with the first diamond, Earth energy, which
symbolically occupies an area just beneath the navel. This is your base and
foundation in life. It grounds you helping you feel relaxed, assured and
capable, and offers your physical body the strength to perform well.
The second diamond of Sky energy is representative of the mind with its
ethereal nature. Here your intuition is developed and your mental skills are
honed.
Lastly, the third diamond of Heart energy is home to the integrated forces of
these two human strengths: the body and the mind. If you have worked on the
first two diamonds, you will find that the heart opens with ease and that the
list of what you truly want out of life can become a reality. By clearing the
elements of human nature and then drawing them all together, you have become
whole.
So, go on, stop for one moment. Feel your physical body, notice your thoughts
and draw one large deep breath. Breathe out and sit quietly in this fresh
space. Experience how the breath has briefly connected your body and mind
together. Now ask, “What is it that I truly want out of life?"
Article supplied by :
Bronwen and Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki
www.reiki.net.au
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