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Living Reiki, Being Reiki


Living Reiki, Being Reiki

It is almost a universal experience that we feel reiki as spiritual. Many have come to reiki as part of their "spirituality". Some believe it will give them enlightenment. Many of us define ourselves as "seekers". We "seek", we chase this elusive whirlwind thinking that some "thing", some teaching, some messiah, some teacher is going to give us that missing piece that will finally grant us, or let us "attain" enlightenment.

Many of us seekers are experience junkies, we seek experiences, we seek one spiritual "high" after another. We talk of our "path", we seek enlightenment. This is a trap, for all these searches take us away from ourselves, or put the responsibility for the realization of our true selves in the hands of others, or outside of ourselves. In seeking outside yourself you can never find. Enlightenment is where you are, where else could it be? You search for what you already are.

Your focus determines your reality. Where your awareness is, there you will be. Reiki level III is living reiki, being reiki. We are reiki. If you see reiki as separate, something outside of yourself, you are seeing illusion. If your awareness is reiki, then you will *be* reiki. Be intimate with this moment, be reiki, simply be.

You will not find this in concepts, memories, fantasies, images, searching, and projections. You will not find it in more symbols, more systems, trademarks, businesses, arguments over whose system is "better", "stronger", "heals faster", or is taught by the "best" teacher. If you are looking for reiki as a business, spirit guides, more symbols, faster healing, secret symbols, hidden teachings, energy exchanges, crystals, arguments over who is "right" and whose way is "better", you will not find them here. These are conditioning, duality, things.
Reiki is one of many, many ways of seeing the truth, and that is healing. This is reiki.

This is why it works. But don't expect reiki to do the work of removing the conditionings that veil awakening. Attunements do not equal enlightenment. Keep in mind that reiki is in the DOing and BEing. If what you are doing is not in oneness with reiki, but rather focusing your conditionings, attachments to outcome, desires and ego then might I suggest you refocus on simply being with reiki and letting it be as it is.

There are many paths people take. Do not take the path, be the path. You are reiki. In this moment Realize it, and then express it. Whatever you do, do it as an expression of this. When you work, when you play, when you sit, and stand, you are awareness, you are reiki, you are healing. In this your loving, peaceful and true nature will emerge. You heal. Do not do these for any goal, but simply for the sheer joy of it. Be reiki because you love to be reiki. Be reiki as an expression of your being, your awareness.

This is reiki in my practice, in my being. It is living reiki, being reiki. It is unlikely that you will see what is written above taught anywhere else in level III reiki. Others have different experiences, different practices. If you are a seeker, stop looking, be mindful and *be* where you are.

In the search you look for what you think you know about and because of this you do not see what *is*, what is right in front of your nose, what you always were. Make everything you do an expression of reiki, of compassion, of your awareness in every moment, moment to moment. Do this not because there is anything to gain, anything to seek, anything to know, but for the love of it, for the sheer joy of it, as an expression of the oneness, awareness, awakening in your being. Reiki on every breath.

Posted by Cougar Tuesday, June 13, 2006 (02:06:19)