Reiki Principles

What is wholeness!

Today, when I went into the garden after it had been raining, the raindrops on the leaves caught my eye. In that moment it felt as if the raindrop was not just a drop, the whole ocean was contained in each drop.

I know that this teaching comes from many different spiritual sources, the one that I felt drawn to was the quote by Kabir, a mystic poet from fifteenth century India: “All know that the drop merges into the ocean, but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.”

Till that moment, I had only known this teaching. In that moment it seemed as if I could feel it ….

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Joy of being alive

Earlier this year, at The Reiki Association’s Annual Gathering, Marta Getty, a very experienced Reiki Master, reminded us to reconcile with Joy. It is easy to find joy in positive situations, much harder to feel it in challenging, uncomfortable situations. To me, the word reconcile is an invitation to look deeply into a situation to be able to find Joy – to be with the discomfort, not try to fix it, not wish it away, but stay present in that moment, as best as is possible. When I struggled to feel joy in challenging situations, I felt that perhaps Gratitude is the backdoor route to Joy, gratitude for being alive in this realm of body, mind and time, causing feelings of separation and limitation– the source of most suffering. Being alive, being in the body enables me to feel what I need to heal. If I can remember to feel gratitude for being alive and for feeling what needs healing, it helps me to not go down too far the path of suffering and it seems easier to reconcile with Joy in that moment.

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Desperation and Peace

In that moment of rememberance, it seemed I needed to recognise the desperation in my own heart and tend to it. I felt that I do not have to understand what the desperation is about, I simply need to acknowledge it and own it. It felt like a physical ache in my heart. It felt as if tending to the desperation inside me will help me to accept the suffering, the seeming imperfections of the world. To me, acceptance of what is, seems to be a vital key to inner peace.

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Value of everything

I have been wishing to accept my asthma with gratitude. It has been amazing to learn that Gratitude invokes Grace. I feel that if I am able to feel gratitude for the difficulty I face in life, hopefully it will help me to be open to receiving Grace that is needed to work through the difficulty.

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Feeling anxious about a physical symptom!

I do not like suffering. I do not want to suffer. If a symptom keeps coming back or seems to be getting worse, it is easy to start feeling anxious about it. Sometimes not knowing what to do about a physical symptom can cause anxiety and stress. It is best to seek medical help if you are worried about a physical symptom. Sometimes we may not want to go see a doctor about every symptom. Sometimes we can get all kinds of medical tests done, and there seems to be nothing wrong ie there is no underlying medical condition that can be treated but our suffering persists.

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