Synopsis
Being universal, the light of Reiki is found in many ancient texts, hidden by time and interpretation. This is an exploration of how the teaching for Reiki practitioners flows with the teaching of the Bhagvad Gita.
Light Made Manifest: The Bhagvad Gita
and Reiki
By Meenakshi Suri
A revered ancient book: the
Bhagvad Gita; and a new name for a universal energy: Reiki. In this yuga, the Bhagvad Gita was brought
to light in
Sri Krishna�s inspiring words in the Bhagvad Gita, spoken for the spiritual warrior within each of us, illuminate the practitioner�s path through the manifest world even as the universal energy Reiki illumines the realm of the unmanifest.�
The words in the Gita were written for the karma yogi: the one who tries to reach unity by right action. Reiki helps in healing, and healing is unity. When we feel connected and unified within ourselves, and our light bodies or aura, with the people and situations in our lives and with the inner and higher purpose, we are unified and healed.�
As
Reiki practitioners, we utilize the ego- the �I vs
you� -� and the
physical body, to interact with our material world and the teachers and
receivers around us. We are therefore in the karmic world. Yet Reiki itself can
help in overcoming karma. Reiki energy can help the words of the Bhagvad Gita
manifest in our lives.
Role of the Healer
karmany evadhikaras
te
ma phalesu kadacana
ma karma-phala-hetur bhur
ma te sango 'stv akarmani 2-47
To action alone you have the
right; not to the fruit thereof.
Do not consider yourself to be
the cause of the results of your action; and do not be attached to neglecting
your duty.
A
Reiki practitioner cannot ignore the call to Reiki. Whether it comes from
within, or from another person, whether it seems to flow towards oneself or
towards another: whenever there is a call, the Reiki practitioner feels the
flow of Reiki. Training, attunements and experience help ego to be aware of the
flow, where it is going, and why.
Being
attuned to Reiki and having attended Reiki classes, practitioners naturally
begin to feel the need to do something; maybe even a push to do something. They
may have mixed feelings about this: wonder at what they can accomplish,
self-doubt or uncertainty about their effectiveness, or discomfiture about
changing their lifestyle. Messages of the Gita can help prevent the confident
practitioner from falling prey to a false sense of pride, feeling that they are
accomplishing healing; and at the same time assure the doubter that the work
they are doing is right, when it is done with the right intent, for the highest
good of all concerned.
Our
guides, masters and guardians are always with us; but calling upon them and
thanking them at each session allows us to become aware of their presence and
help.
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Non-karmic action
yajnarthat karmano
'nyatra
loko 'yam karma-bandhanah
tad-artham karma kaunteya
mukta-sangah samacara 3-9
Work has to be performed as an
offering for the supreme divinity; otherwise it binds one to this material
world. Therefore, perform your prescribed duties, unattached and free from
bondage.
prakrteh kriyamanani
gunaih karmani sarvasah
ahankara-vimudhatma
kartaham iti manyate 3-27
All work is due to primordial
nature.� The bewildered soul, bewildered
by ego, thinks, �I am the doer.�
mayi
sarvani karmani
sannyasyadhyatma-cetasa
nirasir nirmamo bhutva
yudhyasva vigata-jvarah
3-30
Surrendering all your actions unto the creative
consciousness, without desire for gain and free from egoism and lethargy, engage
in the battle of activity.
tyaktva karma-phalasangam
nitya-trpto nirasrayah
karmany abhipravrtto 'pi
naiva kincit karoti sah 4-20
Abandoning attachment to the
results of actions, ever satisfied and independent of material rewards, the
wise do not perform any binding action, although engaged in all kinds of work.
What stirring words! A Reiki session
� for healing or initiation, need not look like a battle, but in a way it is!
There is a battle between the ego and higher self, old ways of thought and new;
as self-doubt, apprehension, or desires battle faith, knowing and intent.
The
message here is at once a call to right action, and an assurance that with the
right intent comes right action! Only a divine message
could accomplish such a profound dual purpose with such economy; allowing us to
undertake an action without fear of consequences.
It is
difficult for ego to take an action and then to let it go; and yet, as Reiki
practitioners, this is exactly what is called upon us. It seems difficult after
all the effort: space clearing, hand placements, initiation, informing people
about one�s services, asking to receive or be attuned, and deciding whether the
energy exchange is with money or service. These actions can be taken with the
consciousness that the Universal Life Force has its own intuition for where to
go and what to heal.
What
about attachment to result? There is always a reason that a person uses Reiki;
be it an illness, discomfort or stress. It is therefore natural to ask that the
healing session dissolve that problem. This, along with the guidance received
by the Reiki practitioner during the session, forms the basis of the intent of
the session. How then, abandon attachment to the results? Isn�t it natural to
want the problem to solved, the condition to be cured?
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Natural, maybe, but not wise for Reiki practice. Right intention requires non- attachment to a time when
the problem should be solved, or the manner in which this should happen. The
intuitive Reiki energy does this automatically, allowing the practitioner and
receiver to remain detached of the actions as well as the consequences.
Energy Exchange
Once
the ego can be stilled, practitioners do not use their own energy in the
session and therefore, neither lethargy nor fatigue result. However, energy
exchange, as services or money, can help ego feel a sense of accomplishment. There
will be gain as a sense of accomplishment, money, or gratitude. These help the
ego to be satisfied, and quiet. Desire for gain attaches the ego to gain and
therefore comes in the way of healing. So even if a Reiki practitioner is not
earning money from a session, but expects the receiver to feel grateful, or
expects to earn good karma from this work, or enlightenment; this desire is not
non-karmic action.
Growing into Wisdom
Action performed with desire is
greatly inferior to action united to the guidance of wisdom. Therefore, seek
shelter in wisdom. Miserable are they who perform actions only for the results
of the action, because they have no control over the results.
buddhi-yukto jahatiha
ubhe sukrta-duskrte
tasmad yogaya yujyasva
yogah karmasu kausalam 2- 50
Engaged in devotional service,
one is rid of both virtue and vice even in this life. Therefore strive for yoga
- union with the divine - which is the art of proper action.
na buddhi-bhedam janayed
ajnanam karma-sanginam
josayet sarva-karmani
vidvan yuktah samacaran 3-26
Let not the wise disturb the
minds of those who are attached to action. Instead, the illumined being, by
conscientiously performing activities, should inspire in others a desire for
work in the spirit of devotion.
yoga-sthah kuru karmani
sangam tyaktva dhananjaya
siddhy-asiddhyoh samo
bhutva
samatvam yoga ucyate
2-48
Be steadfast in yoga, O
durena hy avaram karma
buddhi-yogad dhananjaya
buddhau saranam anviccha
krpanah phala-hetavah
2- 49
Classes
in Reiki, participating in Reiki shares, giving Reiki sessions to oneself and others: all bring the practitioner into aware
contact with Reiki energy. This allows the ego, which is spending time and
effort in action, to develop the wisdom necessary for Reiki practice to become
karma-purifying rather than karma-gathering. The spiritual nature of the
energy, which unifies all chakras and all who come into touch with it through
time and space, is gradually revealed.
It is
wise to look to one�s own actions, intent and desires; not wise to look for the
reasons of others or the actions of others. As a Reiki practitioner, we stay
away from judging the actions of those we guide, teach
or give Reiki to. It is also an illusion to consider ourselves more illumined
than those we pass Reiki on to!
brahmarpanam brahma
havir
brahmagnau brahmana hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyam
brahma-karma-samadhina 4-24
Both are Spirit- the process of
offering, and the offering itself. The fire, and the person
making an offering into it, are both forms of Spirit. One who realizes
this, and is fully absorbed in the Supreme consciousness during all activities,
gains unity with Spirit.
With
right intent and focus, there is a strong feeling of healing at all levels of
energy and egos are honored to be involved in the process. This is the flow of
light made manifest.
About the author:
Meenakshi
Suri is a Traditional Usui Reiki Master / Teacher, using MPRUE, EMF Balancing, Magnified
Healing and other energy healing methods to facilitate healing of the life
situation of those who ask for healing. A student of theosophy and metaphysics
from an early age, she has a Master�s degree in Psychology and has worked with
individuals and groups in the educational and marketing field in many
countries.
References:
The Bhagvad Gita- Parmhansa Yogananda
The Bhagvad Gita �As it Is by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada
�2005 Meenakshi Suri Published by
Life Positive magazine,