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Reiki Principle #1
By Vickie Penninger |
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| Dr. Mikao Usui learned
many lessons about humanity in his early days of treating the residents
of the Beggar's Quarter of Kyoto, Japan. From his experience, he developed
what is known as the five Reiki Principles or Precepts. These are basic concepts that are not founded on any dogma or religion. They are simple rules of living that open the heart and allow healing. The first of these Principles is Just for Today, I Will Let Go of Anger. Anger is an emotion, a feeling that we experience when things don't go like we expect, people do things we don't agree with, and when we arehurt by our own or another's actions. Because we are human, we all feel anger. Sometimes we express it in appropriate ways and sometimes we don't. Many times we can look back on a situation and realize why we and the other party were drawn together to experience whatever it was that caused the anger. Every experience is a mirror of something going on within us. By acknowledging the source of the anger within oneself, spiritual consciousness can be raised to a higher understanding. Usui was not advocating denying or suppressing anger, but rather acknowledging it, facing it, feeling it, and then letting go of it. In his book, Facing The Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately, John Lee writes, "But anger can be dealt with successfully only when the mind and the body, which are more interdependent than we know, are in a balanced relationship. This balanced relationship means that both assert their rightful claims: the body to feeling and expressing feeling, and the mind to interpreting and evaluating." Once we have done this, our reward is spiritual growth and insight. Vickie may be reached at 919-828-0876 to schedule
an appointment for a private session, to discuss taking a class, or just
to talk about Reiki and Energy Work in general.
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