5 Reiki Principles - 5 Valuable Reasons For Learning Reiki Online

[Willis Belushi]

During the past 25 years Reiki became quite well known in the western
world. Interesting enough, that a process nearly unknown in its
country of origin could conquer the western realm of spiritual
searching, new age healing and self-improvement in such a manner.
Reiki was founded about 100 years ago in Japan by a humble man called
Usui Mikao. In Japan it's common sense to first say the family name,
as the individual is regarded as not very important. So Usui was the
family name of the founder of what is now known so well as Reiki in
the western world. In Japan however most people don't even really
know, what Reiki might mean. Especially the first part seems strange
to many people: The syllable "Rei" - in the west translated as
"universal" or "spiritual" - although unknown to most modern Japanese
people reminds them more of some spooky ghost stories than of
something deeply spiritual. Well, nevertheless Reiki has become one of
the most popular spiritual export articles in the world.
Reiki started its triumph in Hawaii in the late 1940s, when a Hawaiian
Lady called Hawayo Takata began treating people with Reiki, she had
learned from Churijo Hayashi. As in Hawaii Pearl Harbor was located,
it's not that surprising, that Mrs. Takata made up her own version of
the origin of Reiki, to sort of veil the Buddhist and Shinto roots of
the system, as they may have triggered a whole lot of negative
emotions in American people at this particular time. From this long
passed time there are still some legends passed on and around the
world by not so well informed Reiki practitioners, e.g. the myth Usui
Sensei had been a Christian Monk, studied in Chicago and many other
biographical details invented by Mrs. Takata.
In the beginning of the 1980s Reiki came to Europe. At first only the
Takata myths were known and taught, until a German Reiki Teacher moved
to Japan and started teaching Reiki there. To his big surprise he
found Reiki to be alive in Japan, which contradicted another Takata
myth: She had claimed to be the one and only living Reiki teacher in
the world, even calling herself a "Grand-Master" (a title Usui Sensei
himself neither used nor ever gave to anyone!). From these days on,
more and more informations about the origins of Reiki and its founder
Usui Sensei came to light. The doors of the Usui Gakkai - the
Organization founded in Tokyo to preserve Usui Sensei's work - stayed
closed to westerners until today. But Japanese Reiki Teachers like
e.g. Doi Hiroshi - the founder of Gendai Reiki - or Inamoto Hyakuten -
who founded Hayashi based Komyo Reiki Kai made many details known also
to western Reiki practitioners and teachers, so there is a much
broader picture of what Reiki is and how it can serve us in the 21st
century.
There are five basic rules, the Japanes Meji Emperor had invented.
Usui Sensei adored this man very much (some might know him in his
young years from the movie "Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise) and so he
applied these five principles to his Reiki path. Let's have a look,
how they can serve our personal development in the western realm even
today about 100 years after Reiki had been founded and took its way
from traditional sittings with the master himself to advanced online
courses available e.g. Since 2004 the Reikifriendship an
internationally acknowledged Reiki School has been online:
1. Just for today - don't be angry! This first principle is probably
one of the most misunderstood in the west. Simply and habitually
expressing our anger will burn us internally, which can threaten our
lives. So kind compassion is not some luxury for sunny Sundays, but
basic life-saving insight. So the first reason for learning Reiki
online is to be reminded daily that letting anger take over simply
destroys our lives. Reiki has some smart suggestions how to get over
it again and again.
2. Just for today - don't worry! This is another big one. As we all
know from many self-development programs, worries are very contra-
productive. Failure can be the immediate result, if we don't stop this
negative trip right away. It's such a big help for us in these
stressful times to remember again and again, that worries can kill our
integrity and thus the basis of our health and wealth!
3. Just for today - be grateful! In the movie the Secret the say:
"What you think about and thank about, you bring about!" So gratitude
is one of the huge attractor factors for wealth, health, happiness and
success. Gratitude is such a powerful gift, given to us by the 3rd
principle, which in fact shows us how weak we were without it. It's so
helpful, and you Won't want to miss this one another day!
4. Just for today - work hard on yourself! This one is a little more
challenging to get, but not less important than the first three
principles: If we don't take 100% responsibility, we won't achieve
what we came here for. If we forget who is the most important person
in our life, we can't master this principle: Ourselves! Working on
others will only show poor results compared to what is possible if we
take the full responsibility and live from that.
5. Just for today - be kind to everyone! This last principle of course
also starts with me! If I'm not kind, friendly and compassionate with
myself in the first place, my friendliness to others will be a mere
gesture without life and power. Online we have the daily opportunity
to practice kindness to ourselves and all other Reiki students.
As we can see very clearly here, learning Reiki in an Online school
can be far more supporting and challenging, than learning in an
ordinary weekend class, with regular meetings following only once a
month. The Reiki principles as presented by Usui Sensei are so
precious for our daily success and well-being, that having the support
of being reminded to them daily can be very useful for making the
progress desired in one's life, may it concern business, health,
relating or other areas of the human realm.