What is Reiki?
People really struggle to define Reiki.
One thing is that, frustratingly, the more important journey is toward a better question, not a better answer.
In Buddhist training a lot of time is spent clarifying the “view”. Where the “view” is the way things are. Monks will spend 20 years debating and studying the “view”. With the purpose of changing their questions. Changing the way they think about reality.
This is really opposite to the way we normally approach things. Normally, at least in my house, we come at things from the answer side. We argue that the answer is not adequate. Rather than that the question is faulty.
Personally, I do not think it matters what is Reiki. Just that it is, and that it works. (But, I still love to ponder it!)
For what it is worth, especially for the people just starting out on their Reiki journey, I will offer up my back of the weeties packet definition of Reiki.
Reiki is.
Ha! Just kidding.
My best one sentence definition of Reiki is to say it is a force of reality. That flows from a spiritual origin and is accessible by empowerment. Or long term training in compassionate kindness (I guarantee you Mother Teresa would have given Reiki just as well and just as pure as William Rand). And, is a lot like unconditional love.
“And, is a lot like unconditional love.”
I was wondering when you would mention Love. I am glad you did.
For me Reiki is Love. Simple as that.
I still really struggle with this. I struggle with your concept of it too. I can’t seem to link the practice of reiki with the way I understand the energies to work.
You seem to be implying that reiki has nothing to do with chi? Is this the case?
Ramsay
@Ramsay: Okay. Here is a question:
does Chenrezig Practise and saying Om Mani Peme Hum have anything to do with Chi?
I would say: Yes and no.
Yes, good chi flow is a cause of good reiki (and good Chenrezig Practise), and good chi flow is also a result of reiki healing.
But, is reiki the same as chi? Is reiki in fact just a slightly different vibration of chi?
I do not think so.
And I think this is why (and please remember i have absolutely no authority what-so-ever to claim anything here, and you should take everything I say with a grain of salt and go decide 100% for yourself by asking wiser people) people “struggle” with defining reiki, and all tantric style spiritual practise.
Because they want to equate them to Chi. Like trying to fit an elephant in a shoebox.
@everybody (Ramsay is a good Buddhist friend, which is why I used a Buddhist practise as an example.. in case you wondered why the reference..)