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<Susanrose> Welcome to #)Gaia*Friends(
Tonight's hostess is Melissa Shubha Smith aka Ganesha, on IRC.
She a master in the Usui System of REIKI Healing
and has taught reiki for 4 years.
She is a frequent hostess of #)Gaia*Friends(
and comes to us from Boston Mass. USA
<Ganesha> thanks Susanrose.
REIKI is a hands on Healing technique using Universal Energy.
Its a spiritual experience and a way to open to the power
of this universe in a very relaxed and beautiful way.
To open this session we would like to invoke this prayer:
We thank our masters - teachers - loved ones - guides
who have lifted us to the plane of consciousness here
that is one heart and mind with God.
We would like to especially thank all the masters of the reiki lineage
especially Dr Mikao Usui, Dr. Chichuro Hayashi, and Mrs. Hawayo Takata
for their dedication, teaching, and upliftment of humanity
by their teaching and way of living.
Those of us who are on the spiritual path experience
many ups and downs, spirals, and sidetrips on the
superhighway of human potential.
Much of the time it seems we have taken a back road!
How do we become still in the constant sea of change.
How do we master our selves? What is Mastery?
What can we learn from the Masters of times gone by
and how did they live thier lives.
The side trips may be scenic and the lessons perfect
but there comes a time,in the life of a seeker, when
it seems we'd like to get on the Freeway instead of
the bumpy backroads.
What are some lessons we can learn from the masters
of the past, especially the reiki lineage?
The "Buddha" lived 2500 years ago in India.
He lived the life of a seeker and eventually attained
enlightenment under the "Bodhi Tree".
His experiences of his path were orally transmitted in
the form of Dharma Teachings or The Way. Later about 500
years after his death some of his teachings or advice to
spiritual seekers was written down in the Pali Canon.
Some of these lessons were about healing and knowing God
in a way that was available to all who were sincere and open
to the path. There are many lineages and traditions in Buddhism,
butthe teachings and advice to spiritual seekers applys to
all on the path whatever thier inclination.
It is generally thought that reiki came from the study of the
Pali Canon, but we know so little about its history.
For instance:
Essentially, the object of various types of reiki,
and the Usui system lays down the effectual techniques
of gaining healing on myriad levels of experience physically,
mentally and spiritually.
We all want to attain liberation and divine union.
What have the teachers of the past, especially our reiki masters
in the reiki lineage having to say about this in the examples
of their own lives.
The word reiki, these days is loosely applied to any program
or technique which leads toward the Healing, Inner Peace,
or Enlightened Awareness.
I have studied reiki techniques as a master in the Usui System
of REIKI Healing. For years we have had very sketchy ideas
of the history of reiki.
There has been a lot of new information coming out of Japan
and I would like to share this with you.
Part of the reason I am doing this is so as to continue
to practice with open awareness and contemplation the things
and ways the past masters have
experienced and known the Way or Path.
As a REIKI Master, I ask my self...
What is a Master? What did it look like in the past?
Many people in the western world have a preconcieved notion
of mastery or the term master.
I think the new information about the great reiki master
Dr. Mikao Usui illustrates Mastery.
It seems to me that Mastery is the ability to focus
and concentrate the mind in a disciplined way on any particular thing.
Some of the techniques I have used for this mastery,
are hatha yoga (a type of physical exercise), meditation,
reiki (a hands on healing technique from Japan using the ki energy),
self awareness and contemplation exercises such as studying the
ancient scriptures of ancient religions such as
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Kashmir Shaivism.
In all of my practices and study there seems to be One Universal Truth
that as a Mastery Lesson in Life we must learn.
This Lesson is that everything in this Universe changes.
The Entire Cosmos is in constant flux, nothing stays the same
except the Love and Bliss in a person heart.
So when the intellect and ego are playing the drama games
of anger, desire and attachment in this theater called life,
the practices of Mastery have taught me that to remember the
inherent joy, sweetness, and beauty of the heart is the one constant
source of energy that nourishes and uplifts a person.
Mastery may be as simple as remembering the sunrise that morning,
listening to your favorite music, or walking on the beach
and then taking the joy of these moments with us during the day,
carrying them within our hearts in joy and love.
There has been a recent find in Japan of the USUI Memorial Monolith
and the inscription on it.
I am so happy to learn of this and share the inscription
with those of you who are interested.
There is a wonderful new photo of Dr. Usui and a beautiful book
written by Frank Arhava Petter:
http://www.tamoore.com/reiki/books/petter.
The Usui memorial is located at the Saihoji temple
in the Suginami district of Tokyo.
It was erected by Usui Sensei's students shortly after his death.
It is maintained by the Usui Shiki Reiki Ryoho,
the organization started by Usui Sensei.
The memorial stone is about 10 feet tall and 4 feet wide.
The inscription on the Usui Memorial was written in old Japanese
by Mr. Okata, a member of the Usui Shiki Reiki Ryoho and Mr. Ushida,
who became president after Usui Sensei’s passing.
The English translation of the inscription is reprinted here
from "Reiki Fire". The Usui memorial is located at the Saihoji
http://www.tamoore.com/reiki/books/petter.htm
The large kanji at the top of the memorial reads:
"Memorial of Usui Sensei's virtue."
The remainder of the inscription reads as follows:
"Someone who studies hard (i.e. practices meditation) and works assiduously to improve body and mind for the sake of becoming a better person is called ‘a man of great spirit.’
People who use that great spirit for a social purpose, that is, to teach the right way to many people and do collective good, are called ‘teachers.’ Dr. Usui was one such teacher.
He taught the Reiki of the universe (universal energy). Countless people asked him to teach them the great way of Reiki and to heal them. Dr. Usui was born in the first year of the Keio period, called Keio Gunnen, on August 15th (1865).
His first name was Mikao and his other name is pronounced either Gyoho (or Kyoho). He was born in the village of Yago in the Yamagata district of Gifu prefecture. His ancestor's name is Tsunetane Chiba. His father's name was Uzaemon. His mother's family name was Kaweai. From what is known, he was a talented and hard working student.
As an adult he traveled to several Western countries and China to study, worked arduously, but did at point run into some bad luck. However he didn't give up and trained himself arduously.
One day he went to Mount Kurama on a 21 day retreat to fast and meditate. At the end of this period he suddenly felt the great Reiki energy at the top of his head, which led to the Reiki healing system.
He first used Reiki on himself, then tried it on his family. Since it worked well for various ailments, he decided to share this knowledge with the public at large.
He opened a clinic in Harajuku, Aoyama, Tokyo in April of the 11th year of the Taisho period (1922). He not only gave treatment to countless patients, some of whom had come from far and wide, but he also hosted workshops to spread his knowledge.
In September of the twelfth year of the Taisho period (1923), the devastating Kanto earthquake shook Tokyo.
Thousands were killed, injured, or became sick in its aftermath. Dr. Usui grieved for his people, but he also took Reiki to the devastated city and used its healing powers on the surviving victims.
His clinic soon became too small to handle the throng of patients, so in February of the 14th year of the Taisho period (1925), he built a new one outside Tokyo in Nakano.
His fame spread quickly all over Japan, and invitations to distant many ailments. Once he went to Kure, another time to Hiroshima prefecture, then to Saga refecture and Fukuyama.
It was during his stay in Fukuyama that he was hit by a fatal stroke on March 9th, of the fifteenth year of the Taisho period (1926). He was 62 years of age.
Dr. Usui had a wife named Sadako; her maiden name was Suzuki. They had a son and a daughter. The son, Fuji Usui took over the family business after Dr. Usui's passing.
Dr. Usui was a very warm, simple and humble person. He was physically healthy and well-proportioned. He never showed off and always had a smile on his face; he was also very courageous in the face of adversity.
He was, at the same time, a very cautious person. His talents were many. He liked to read, and his knowledge of medicine, psychology, fortune telling and theology of religions around the world was vast. This life long habit of studying and gathering information certainly helped pave the way to perceiving and understanding Reiki.
Reiki not only heals diseases, but also amplifies innate abilities, balances the spirit, makes the body healthy, and thus helps achieve happiness.
To teach this to others you should follow the five principles of the Meiji Emperor and contemplate them in your heart. They should be spoken daily, once in the morning and once in the evening.
1) Don't get angry today. 2) Don't worry today. 3) Be grateful today. 4) Work hard today (meditative practice). 5) Be kind to others today.
The ultimate goal is to understand the ancient secret method for gaining happiness (Reiki) and thereby discover an all purpose cure for many ailments. If these principles are followed you will achieve the great tranquil mind of the ancient sages.
To begin spreading the Reiki system, it is important to start from a place close to you (yourself), don't start from something distant such as philosophy or logic.
Sit still and in silence every morning and every evening with your hands folded in the "Ghasso" or "Namaste".
Follow the great principles, and be clean and quiet. Work on your heart and do things from the quiet space inside of you.
Anyone can access Reiki, because it begins within yourself! Philosophical paradigms are changing the world. If Reiki can be spread throughout the world it will touch the human heart and the morals of society.
It will be helpful for many people, not only healing disease, but the Earth as a whole.
Over 2000 people learned Reiki from Dr. Usui. Even more learned from his senior disciples who carried Reiki further. Now after Dr. Usui's passing, Reiki will continue to spread far and wide. It is a universal blessing to have received Reiki from Dr. Usui and to be able to pass it on to others.
Many of Dr. Usui's students converged to build this memorial here at Saihoji Temple in the Toyotoma district. I was asked to write these words to help keep his great work alive. I deeply appreciate his work and I would like to say to all of his disciples that I am honored to have been chosen for this task.
May many understand what a great service Dr. Usui did to the world." end of the monolith inscription.....
This inscription is so great to contemplate
as a student of reiki. For me, it opened me up to the genuine love
and incredible awareness of the previous reiki masters
especially Dr. Usui. In contemplating this...these are some thoughts,
I 'd like to share with you.
There are five facets of reiki, (physical),
(the way of knowledge), (the way of love), (the way of work),
and (mystical experience).
It seems that a master is familiar and aware of all the facets
of this jewel "reiki".
It seems to me that Mastery is the ability to focus and concentrate
the mind in a disciplined way on any particular thing.
Some of the techniques I have used for this mastery,
are hatha yoga (a type of physical exercise), meditation, reiki
(a hands on healing technique from Japan using the ki energy),
self awareness and contemplation exercises such as studying the ancient
scriptures of ancient religions such as
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Kashmir Shaivism.
In all of my practices and study there seems to be One
Universal Truth that as a Mastery Lesson in Life we must learn.
This Lesson is that everything in this Universe changes.
The Entire Cosmos is in constant flux,
nothing stays the same except the Love and Bliss in a person heart.
So when the intellect and ego are playing the drama games
of anger, desire and attachment in this theater called life,
the practices of Mastery have taught me that to remember the inherent joy,
sweetness, and beauty of the heart is the one constant source of energy
that nourishes and uplifts a person.
Mastery may be as simple as remembering the sunrise
that morning, listening to your favorite music,
or walking on the beach and then taking the joy of
these moments with us during the day, carrying them within
our hearts in joy and love.
With great respect and love, I end this session with a prayer:
We thank our masters - teachers - loved ones - guides
who have lifted us to the plane of consciousness
here that is one heart and mind with god.
We would like to especially thank all the masters
of the reiki lineage especially Dr Mikao Usui, Dr. Chichuro Hayashi,
and Mrs. Hawayo Takata for their dedication, teaching, and upliftment
of humanity by their teaching and way of living.
Om Tat Sat
This session is now open for discussion and sharing
of world wide human upliftment and healing....
Please be open to sharing your own experiences
of living life in Mastery and share you reaction and thought
on inscription about DR Usui
<Ganesha>end now open for sharing / discussion
<Starfire>I agree about the heart and love :-)
<alex> me too...that is the one constant...love
<JEP> yes.. as do I
<Susanrose>Beautiful
<Ganesha> its amazing to remember that this inscription was made in the
1920's by one of Usui's students
He was the 1st "president" of Usui Shiki Reiki Ryoho
<alex> and also about it beginning within us...I think many have the
capability of being healers if not all...just depends perhaps on the level
of focus...
<Starfire> When I am sending reiki and find that perhaps the person
is not receiving well...I remember Love and then all is well
<Ganesha> removing our judgments about good and bad is mastery...
having equal vision
<Susanrose> I have a quote at my computer station a friend gave me...
for mastery...
"Focused Attention,
Breathing in Resonation and Visualization with Loving Intention..
<Ganesha> beautiful SR!!! I love that
<alex> I like that too
<WindRyder>Mastery is feeling Kinship with others ....
<Ganesha> the bond of the "No Difference" "we are all One" thing
<WindRyder> a special kind of love, community,
and understanding with all Beings
<Ganesha> well, I have been contemplating this inscription
for some timeand its meaning is growing in love inside me
<Starfire> yes me too
((((((Universal Oneness)))))))
<WindRyder> yes Ganesha ! :)
<Ganesha> as a student and master in the Usui System
it was incredibly healing and opening in my awareness of my own mastery
to think about itand hold its meaning tenderly within.
I noticed I have become more open
as a result, less judgmental and focused...quieter
<WindRyder>over here, open and more flowing ....
and more loving and peaceful :)
<Ganesha> yes...flowing is a great word in communion
<alex> as a rock in the riverbed...allowing the water to flow over...
but in peace with and of the river
<WindRyder>good Ganesha ... "Communion" ...
a word that better describes the Kinship feeling :)
<Starfire> flowing with universal love
<Ganesha> There is an incredible upsurge in awareness and light
these past couple months.
I have felt it in my practice and life
I believe underlying power of awareness
is the blissful state of the spiritual body,
pure consciousness, the central source of all bliss.
I want to thank you for the opportunity to share this
so Thank-you again and again
<Starfire>Thank you for sharing Ganesha :-)
<alex< thank you Ganesha for sharing this with us
<Susanrose> Thank you Ganesha!
<WindRyder>thank you Ganesha :)
you put into words a lot of what I have felt :)
<Ganesha> I am so happy so many people came to hear
this presentation. Love and light to you all