5 Reiki Principles We Can All Live By

5 Reiki Principles We Can All Live By

These principles are beneficial guidelines to follow for a more harmonious experience as you go about your daily life. It begins with  "Just for today" Just focus on today. It is not necessary to be perfect every day of your life. That creates tension just to think about that. So just for today you can quell your anger, focus on something interesting besides your worry.  Be honest. Be Grateful, Be kind and compassionate.  

 You will find many versions of the Reiki Principles but they all express a way of life that can benefit us when practiced. 

The principles may have been inspired by Buddha teachings. Some say Emperor Meiji of Japan wrote them during his reign of 1858-1912. Usui may have adopted his own version as far back as 1915 from a book entitled Kenzen no Genri (Principles of Health), written by a Dr. Bizan (or: Miyama?) Suzuki, contains the following short passage (or poem, if you prefer):published 1914

Here is how it is written in this book:

Today only

Do not be angry

Do not be afraid

With integrity

Be diligent in your professional duties

Be kind to people

Here is the version I learned. You can see how they convey the same ideas. 

Every morning and evening

Join your hands in prayer

Pray these words with your heart

And chant these words with your mouth

Just for today

I will let go of anger. I will not worry

I will count my many blessings

I will do my work honestly

I will be kind to every person and every living thing. 

The Inside  of my Reiki Principles Greeting Card has the 5 Principles. You can buy this in my Simple Spark Store .

On the product page above the image you can see a discount code in red text that you can use at checkout. 

Reiki Principles Greeting Card Inside

This is the front of the Reiki Principles Greeting Card. JUST FOR TODAY

Reiki Principles Greeting Card
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For further reading I found these articles very interesting. This is not an affiliate link. This is a secure site on aetw.org.

The Meiji Restoration, State Shintoism, Buddhism, Mikao Usui, the 'Kantoku' traditions of Shugendo...
oh, and last but not necessarily least, Hase Yoshio!

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