MORE ABOUT REIKI: THE ULTIMATE HEALING POWER

By: Shubhangi Rane

Reiki – a spiritual healing energy – is inherited in all of us.

 Does not it happen to all of us that we get small cuts and injuries all the time?

We tend to ignore these injuries but nature heals it.  Your body heals itself, even if you tend to ignore it.

Does not it show that we inherit natural healing energy within us?

This healing energy is named as REIKI – Universal Life Force Energy.

The word REIKI is made up of two words REI means Universal and KI means vital life force energy.

Reiki is of Vedic Origin – Reiki has its traces back in ATHARVAVEDA – then it was well known as HASTA SPARSH ROG NIVARANA VIDYA.

 Felicitous is this my hand, yet more felicitous is this. 

This hand contains all healing balms, and this makes whole with 

gentle touch. 

7The tongue that leads the voice precedes. Then with our tenfold- 

branching hands. 

With these two healers of disease, we stroke thee with a soft 

caress. 

Cannot be more possible accurate name than this.

It exactly and perfectly expresses the nature of Reiki.

Hasta Sparsh means by touch of a hand – Nivarana Vidya means removal of disease technique.

Though we are not allowed to claim that Reiki can remove or totally eliminate the disease, the ATHARVAVEDA very proudly announce it as Nivarana Vidya.

Reiki was rediscovered by Great Buddha but it was lost to humanity.

During 1800, Dr. Mikao Usui, rediscovered this healing method- and later questioned by his students.

Dr.Usui could not answer his students when they ask “Do you know the Technique, in which Jesus

Christ healed people by touch or by saying “YOU ARE HEALED.”

Dr.Mikao Usui considered himself morally bound to answer every question of his students.

He resigned from his job and started a lifelong quest to find an answer to his question.

Dr.Usui visited India, researched on Buddha.  He found some Sanskrit verses relating to his query.

Dr. Usui returned to Japan, and meditated on the top of a holy mountain Kurama, near Kyoto for 21 days.

After 21 days he got the Revelation.  It is said that during meditation a beam of light hit his Agnya Chakra/Third Eye Chakra.

The meaning of sacred verses revealed itself and the mystic symbols appeared and explained to Mikao Usui.

Mikao Usui felt unconscious, when he returned to his senses, he run towards the village at downhill.  But he stumbled upon, his toe get injured and starts bleeding.

Naturally he held his hand around the toe, to his surprise the bleeding stops and pain vanishes.

The first miracle experience by Mikao Usui and miracles continue to happen.

Dr. Mikao Usui later spent his years teaching this technique – Reiki – to others.

Dr. Mikao Usui passed away on March 9^th 1926; he passed on the system to Dr. Chijirao Hayashi,( 15 September 1880 – 11 May 1940).

Dr. Chijirao Hayashi was the successor of Dr. Mikao Usui, the second Grand Master.

He opened the first Reiki Clinic in Tokyo, and he played a major role during the Second World War, to preserve this healing technique.

Mrs. Hawayo Takata visited his clinic in 1935, when she was suffering from gallstone, appendicitis, asthma.

She won back her health, so decided to learn Reiki herself.

Dr. Chijirao Hayashi initiated Hawayo Takata as a Reiki Master.

Mrs. Takata trained 22 Reiki Masters.  The credit of spreading Reiki to the world goes to Mrs. Takata.

Now days, Reiki is a quiet popular healing modality, since it’s very easy to use.

You just need intention to heal others, and you can heal anything and everything.

“I want Reiki to be as common as Aspirin”  –     Hawayo Takata Sensei.

It was a dream of Mrs. Hawayo Takata, Let’s make it a reality.

Amen!!

About the author:

Namaste, I am Shubhangi – A Reiki Master.              

I am working with Reiki since 2003; it’s an amazing Healing Energy.

I love blogging, and I love to write.  I started writing from my school days.

I love to learn new things, explore life in every possible dimension.

In this process I learn Yoga, Astrology, Vaastu Shastra, Tarot Reading, Numerology, Reflexology and many other modules.

I thank Almighty, for giving me this opportunity.

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SUFFERING

By - Danial Rovira

Hello all my wonderful readers! As you all know I have written many posts which I hope have proved beneficial to most of you. Most of you have even known me quite well over the past few months. But this time I present you a deeply insightful post by an amazing author and blogger Danial Rovira! Here it goes.

 We all strive continuously to bring happiness into our lives. But have we ever given some thought to the difficult times and the suffering we go through?

“Suffering is the meaning of life. Without this, we would never appreciate the joys and ecstasy of living; we would never develop empathy and compassion for other people's suffering; we would never evolve and become more than we can be. Humanity is a work in progress.

Through suffering we find meaning; we gaze inwards at ourselves, not just outwards at the world, so that we can value the totality of all things. By gazing inward, we harness an aspect of ourselves that exists in us all, and we share this and collaboratively make meaning of our lives. 

We step outside our suffering to become observant of it, and know that suffering is us and not us. We see it apart of us even though it is a part of us. But it is not all of us, as neither is joy or ecstasy.

We evolve from a human being to a human doing. We watch and remain still. We accept and do not reject. We allow ourselves to become. And through becoming, we live. “

About the author

Daniel Rovira

Daniel Rovira  is an English teacher who, in his spare time, eats crumpets and writes and performs poetry, mainly in Brighton. It's therefore an occupational hazard that most of his blogs will have an English slant, and address -  in hopefully an informative and amusing way - an aspect of the English language. In addition to this, he has written several pieces on psychology and spiritual growth. Having spent a lot of time travelling and experiencing the world, much of his writing has been influenced by his interactions with different cultures and religions, and so you'll find a range of articles on Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Christianity. Besides this, his other blogs are lighter and satirize aspects of society he finds amusing or annoying.

Contact info: drovira17@googlemail.com

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Website: https://writeonwriteon.wordpress.com/

REIKI: THE ULTIMATE HEALING POWER

WHAT IS REIKI?

Reiki is a healing technique in which a person can channel energy into oneself or the other person by means of touch, which activates the natural healing processes of the other person’s body to restore physical and emotional state of well-being. It is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation. It also promotes healing. The word Reiki comes from the Japanese word ‘Rei’ which means “Universal Life” and ‘Ki’ which means “Energy”. Everyone has the ability to connect with their own healing energy. It is just that people don’t realize how much power resides within them. It is a much less known yet extremely powerful technique.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH REIKI

I am not a Reiki practitioner. But the marvelous experience I had with Reiki is worth sharing because I have personally experienced the healing process. I had a minor sprain in my hand while playing badminton. It was so painful that I couldn’t even move my hand. Since my exams were coming up I couldn’t afford an injured hand. I knew that it was just a sprain and it would heal on its own time. But I had a lot of math problems to solve and for that I had a lot of writing to do. It was then when I was introduced to the concept of Reiki by my grandmother. She had recently attended a Reiki training camp and said that she could relieve my pain to some extent through Reiki. At first I refused to believe that someone can really heal my sprain by merely closing their eyes and touching my hand that needed healing. But anyway I decided to give her a chance. She held my hand and closed her eyes. At first I felt nothing. But after about 5 minutes I felt a tingling sensation in my injured hand. The sensation kept on increasing. It felt like electricity passing through me, only it felt harmless. I thought that my hand was about to get numb and after a while I thought it did. She opened her eyes after 15-20 minutes and let go of my hand. She asked me to rotate my wrist and check of any decrements in the amount of pain I was experiencing and I did. I was completely dumbfounded! It was magic! The pain was completely gone as though it was never there. I didn’t know what she did when she closed her eyes but the pain vanished. It was then I realized that if this wonderful technique can cure a minor sprain within 15 minutes what wonders it will do if someone incorporates it in their daily life. This is when I started my research on this wonderful healing therapy and decided to spread this knowledge to as many people as I can.

HOW DOES REIKI WORK

Reiki can be performed on self as well as on others. There are five principles of Reiki:

1) Just for today, do not anger.
2) Just for today, do not worry.
3) Honor your parents, teachers and elders.
4) Earn your living honestly.
5) Show gratitude to every living thing.

Although there are many books available on how to practice Reiki, but Reiki cannot be learned through books or traditional educational techniques. It must be passed on through an attunement or initiation process. This means that you have to learn it from a master. The attunement energies are channeled into the student through the Reiki Master. So do not try to practice Reiki without getting attuned from a skilled Reiki practitioner.

BENEFITS OF REIKI

Reiki can be used for the following purposes-

• ·        For stress reduction and relaxation.
• ·        decrease pain
• ·        ease muscle tension
• ·        speed healing
• ·        wish fulfillment

 DEGREES OF REIKI

There are basically three levels or degrees of Reiki.

1. The First Degree: Reiki Level 1

Level 1 is a practitioner's initiation into Reiki and is open to anyone. The focus during Level 1 is on opening the energy channels on a physical level.  This includes the history, the nature of the energy, how it is passed on and how it interacts with the body. Many Reiki Masters emphasize self-Reiki as the goal of the Level 1 designation, encouraging students to focus on practicing Reiki on themselves. People experience energy in their palms after the first attunement like tingling, coolness or heat. The main aspect of the teaching is the Practical side. After a demonstration there is a practice session. Even though the main focus is on self healing, you are enabled to give minor Reiki treatments to others. Following your attunement you will begin to be aware of changes occurring on all levels.

2. The Second Degree: Reiki level 2

A gap of 21 days to 3 months is a must between level 1 and 2. Level 2 is focused on practicing Reiki on others, as well as an expanded opening of the energy channels. The main purpose of Level 2 is to do distant/absentee healing, group healing and also to become a professional Reiki practitioner. Students receive the "Reiki symbols" and Level 2 attunement. The Reiki symbols allow the practitioner to connect more deeply to the universal energy. From Level 1 to Level 2, the amount of energy that you channel increases about 200%.  Your healing ability also increases. This includes the ability to provide distance Reiki, or sending healing energy to individuals wherever they may be. 

3. The Third Degree & Reiki Master: Reiki level 3

The Reiki Master Level is considered the teacher's level — a practitioner who has received the energy and knowledge to attune new Reiki practitioners. You are given the master attunement. With attunement, you receive the full empowerment of the Reiki energy. Your energy frequency is raised, increasing the amount of energy that you channel about 400%, your intuitive powers are heightened, which makes you a more powerful healer. Becoming a Reiki Master also represents a deep commitment to the Reiki practice, and some feel that significant time should pass between achieving the Second Degree status and Master Level.

WHITE MAGIC

Since childhood, the phenomenon of MAGIC has captured my attention. I used to ask my mom, is magic really true? I used to enjoy magic shows as a kid. It always took me to a world of wild imagination. As I grew up and developed a logical approach of thinking, my magical fantasies started to fade away. My scientific perspective didn't allow me to give away my mind to miracles. I understood the science behind almost all the magic tricks shown to little kids.

       But still there are certain kinds of magic prevalent in this world that do not have a surefire scientific explanation available till date. BLACK MAGIC is one of those kinds. Almost everyone has heard about it- the use of supernatural powers for evil purposes. It has always been a debatable topic. Some people refuse to believe at all, while the believers say that it comes with it's own consequences.

Well, I personally haven’t given it much thought since it is considered to be a harbinger of evil. But I am a strong believer of the much lesser known- ‘WHITE MAGIC’. As it may sound, it is the benevolent counterpart of black magic that is, it is used for good purposes. People might call me crazy for believing in such stuff. But after a lot of research, I can finally say that it is not completely a null and void phenomenon.

Myths about white magic:      

               

To understand what white magic is, we first need to eradicate the myths. The reality is-

•    It is not a paranormal phenomenon involving ghosts and spirits.
•   You do not have to be a witch or a wizard to perform white magic.
•   Merely uttering complicated spells does not bring miracles.
•   Rituals and Ingredients are not necessary for achieving the desired result.

What is white magic?

            White magic is a positive expression of a person’s THOUGHTS and BELIEFS in the form of rituals, use of specific ingredients and spells to achieve what you want. It is the combination of ‘power of the mind’, ‘magic of the imagination’ and ‘creative visualization’.

Purpose of white magic:

White magic can be used for the following purposes:

•       For attracting good health, money and soulmate
•         For removing obstacles from your path towards achieving your goal
•           Wish fulfillment

Who can perform white magic?

You don’t need to have an extrasensory perception or some mystical power to perform magic. The power that rests within your imagination and desire is more than sufficient for your wishes to come true.

White magic spells:

Any magic spell is a fancy version of an affirmation for your wish. Spells basically have a hidden meaning that describes what you really want to achieve. They are an expression of your desire. When a person who believes in magic castes a spell, he/ she basically gives out a message or an affirmation. As a result there is an increase in the intensity of belief. The person is filled with confidence that since the spell has been cast wish fulfillment shall be done.

            So basically the spell which is cast doesn’t matter. Believing that you can achieve what you want is all that counts. It is not necessary to utter complicated words from a spell book. You can ask for what you want in the form of an affirmation in your own words with a belief and feeling as though you have already achieved it.

Rituals and ingredients- are they really necessary?

No,  they are not. Like magic spells they too are meant to increase your belief in what you are doing. It is easier to focus on performing rituals written down step by step than to focus your mind on something without any assistance. Performing rituals are means to believe in your dream in a more intensified way because you are made to believe that if you perform the rituals, your dream will come true.

            Same is the case with ingredients. You touch them. You feel them. The sense of touch increases the bonding of your conscious and subconscious mind and instigates a feeling that your goal shall be achieved.

How to perform white magic:

Till now we have learnt that there is no specific requirement of rituals ingredients or magic spells for performing white magic. It is just our mind that matters.  

1.  If you are comfortable with using ingredients and performing rituals, there  is no harm in that as long as you believe in what you are doing and have a sense of confidence and satisfaction that you have achieved what you want or it is on it’s way.

      2. If you are still willing to follow certain rituals but you are facing difficulty in obtaining ingredients for the magic or you don’t want people to know then you can follow the procedure by imagining the presence of ingredients intensely. Suppose you want to caste a love spell and the ingredients required are- a rose, salt and a candle.

1.)  Imagine that you are holding a rose. Let your fingers slide through the smooth petals. Smell it’s fragrance. Let the thorns sting. Make yourself believe that you are actually holding a beautiful rose by creating the exact picture and fragrance in your mind.

2.)  Feel the course grains of salt rubbing your hand. Feel it as it slips through your fingers and fall on the floor. Imagine the sound of salt falling on the floor.

3.)   Imagine lighting the candle. See it light up in your mind. Feel the heat of the flame.

Now you have all the ingredients required for your ritual. Start performing the procedure as it says keeping in mind that you have achieved your goal.

     3.  If you do not wish to engage in any kind of rituals then you have got some serious focusing to do. This is the easiest of all the methods.

1.)  Concentrate on what you want. Try to focus all your energy on it. Do not think about anything else for that particular moment.

2.)  Create a picture of your goal in your mind with all it’s intricate details. Suppose if you want a house. Imagine the size of your dream house. Smell the fragrance of the flowers in the garden. Visualize the color of the walls.

3.)  Imagine your wish as though you already have it.

These are the three ways any person can perform white magic to fulfill their dreams. There are certain conditions to be followed with each of these steps-

§  No negative thought of any kind should be encountered during the process. Remember, white magic is solely about positivism.

§  Merely visualizing things won’t help you to achieve your goal. Certain actions are to be taken and quality efforts have to be made.

§  You have to be patient if you don’t get results right away. You have to believe that your wish is on it’s way, coming to you.