| Seeing Ourselves
Anew
Now, here we are. . .
In this Second Week of the Usui 21-Day Retreat. . .
Remembering that through the practice of Reiki, we empty our
very self as we open to consider the deep truths. . .
Including the Truth of Suffering.
Every possible kind of suffering.
From angst to intense physical pain, "dis-ease" and
sorrow. . .
May we open to healing and wellness. . .
As we move deeper into our consideration of Suffering, we ask
ourselves this question:
Could the root of all Suffering be in the mistaken notion that
we simply can take from life what we want, without regard to our
own highest good or the highest good of all concerned?
If so. . .
If self-filled grasping is at the root of all suffering. . .
Then, when we release our attachment to those cravings and desires
(addictions) with which we trap ourselves in suffering. . .
We will come to a new and vivid awareness of the way things are.
..
We will see anew how we fit in the Web of Life. . .
Remembering the interconnectedness of all things in the universe.
The 21 days of the Usui Retreat are days of being mindful, and
especially mindful of Relationship.
These days give us a chance to recall the people who are close
to our hearts, and offer to them, our gratitude for the many forms
of assistance they share with us.
We exist, and thrive in our existence, because of the activities
and good will of many, many other beings.
From parents, family, friends, communities in larger and larger
circles we expand, until. . .
We include all of the beings that have ever lived in time and
space.
Again, in this very special, even sacred cyberspace, where at
any given moment we may share Reiki with a community of several
or several hundred other practitioners. . .
Please pause. . .
Take a deep breath. . .
Sit tall and comfortably. . .
Leave the day's busy-time behind and join Wind-in-the-Feather
with this meditation:
Seeing ourselves anew
We living creatures,
we felicitous fields
of patterns of energy,
life-force energy,
boundless Ki of a limitless source. . .
Interconnected, resonating
living creatures,
flowing with potential's course. . .
Now one with the Whole,
as whirlpools in a stream. . .
Now distinct within the Whole,
as whirlpools in a stream. . .
Open to receive,
free to align
with design
Mystical. . .
Reflections
of the Organizing Principle,
Ever present,
Ever magical. . .
We living creatures are
The Fugues of
Resonant
Being.
~Wind-in-the-Feather
Reprinted with Permission from JaneAnne's first book, One Degree
Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine
Awakening from a proud misconception
Greetings. . .
In this Third Week of the Usui 21-Day Retreat. . .
Having, through the practice of Reiki, moved to empty our very
self, as we open to consider the Truth of Suffering. . .
From angst, to physical pain, "dis-ease" and sorrow.
. .
As we open to healing and wellness. . .
We prepare ourselves to change the atmosphere!
Takata Sensei said, "Remove the cause. . . ."
Now, here we are. . .
Are we ready to move into the process of letting go of the causes
of suffering by practicing Integrity?
As we do a self-treatment each day this week let us be mindful
of our Integrity in:
Intention
Understanding
Communication
Action
Work in our everyday life
Effort
Now in the beginning of this final week, and in this very special,
even sacred cyberspace, where at any given moment we may share
Reiki with a community of several or several hundred other practitioners.
. .
Please pause. . .
Take a deep breath. . .
Sit tall and comfortably. . .
Leave the day's busy-time behind and join Wind-in-the-Feather
with this meditation:
Awakening from a proud misconception
You ugly wretch,
Eternally imperfect one,
Fodder for the angry gods,
Food for mass consumption. . .
Behold the rugged process
Of your intense unfolding,
And celebrate your scars,
For in the Now,
You are already conceived
In perfect beauty.
~Wind-in-the-Feather
Reprinted with Permission from JaneAnne's first book, One Degree
Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine
Many blessings
Now, here we are. . .
And at the close of our Usui 21-Day Retreat, These wishes, gifts,
and blessings for one and all. . .
At last, in this very special, even sacred cyberspace, where
at any given moment we may share Reiki with a community of several
or several hundred other practitioners. . .
Please pause. . .
Take a deep breath. . .
Sit tall and comfortably. . .
Leave the day's busy-time behind and join Wind-in-the-Feather
with this meditation:
Many blessings
May we be at ease
in the moment. . .
At peace and at ease within. . .
May we feel in harmony with the Infinite . . .
Softness, expansion, and happiness. . .
As we glow,
like torch lights
in the mist.
May we be free from fear of change,
Free from ill-making tyrants within,
Free from self-filled need and strife,
With its never ending din.
May we dance in deep, deep wellness,
Strong in body, heart, and mind,
May we drink from and share the cup of loving kindness,
Know the joy of generosity,
The warmth of laughter divine.
And always, always,
May we extend that loving kindness to others,
Draw love for those whom, in our Reiki practice, we touch. . .
And may they too, be free from fear of change,
From ill making tyrants within,
Free from attachment and ill will,
From the struggle, and the din.
May they too, be healthy and happy,
Strong in body, heart, and mind,
May they drink from and share the cup of loving kindness,
Know the joy of generosity,
The warmth of laughter divine.
And then, in an ever expanding and sparkling spiral. . .
May all beings on the planet,
In the universe,
In all universes,
Everywhere. . .
Be blessed.
May all beings be at peace,
Come to happiness,
Glow like torch lights in the mist.
For we and they,
Relinquishing self-filled need and strife,
Sinking into Stillness. . .
deeply. . .
Breathing,
befriending life,
drinking in the Moment,
trusting. . .
Empower
Our
Very Destiny.
~^~ Wind-in-the-Feather
Reprinted with Permission from janeAnne's book, Meditations
on the Circle of Life: Quantum Breeze
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