by Carolyn Jackson
Do you want to experience the deepest and
most powerful love, but don't know how?Have you heard that
peace lies within, but don't know where? Are you tired of
having too many questions and too few answers? Is it your deepest
longing to come home?
Reiki is a process of becoming
that which is eternal within ourselves. It is not the
Eternal itself. That power cannot be contained within a word. It exists
everywhere and in everything. We feel its presence in the high
mountains and in the motion of the seas. We fall in love with its
reflection in each other. We see evidence of its power in the movements
of the stars, its brilliance shines in the sun. But, each of these are
indicaitons of an even greater and more powerful secret. That the one
that created all of this, lives in each of us and waits for us to
return.
There have
been many discussions as to what Reiki is. I have heard it
said that it is a Japanese teaching with origins in the Buddhist
Sutras. I have heard it said that it is a healing method, a means to
enlightenment, a relaxation technique, and so on. It is to each of us,
however much we have experienced from it. if we really ask, if we
really use the symbols of Reiki, if we have the courage and the sincere
desire to learn, it takes us to places unimaginable and to places which
defy definition.
Like a set of directions, it is a means of becoming
conscious of the highest realms within ourselves. The symbols of Reiki
open doorways within us which lead to infinite levels of consciousness.
The force of Life which we are, exists everywhere and in everything. In
fact, there is nowhere that it is not. It is the one thing that every
human being is attracted to, and has in common. It is our true "home".
It is what we are at our most essential. it is the one thing that we
must become consciously aware of in order to be complete and in order
to be fulfilled.
We may
believe that we are born for any number of reasons, to
love, to create, to enjoy our lives. But there is one destiny that we
cannot escape..to become conscious of and to merge with the force which
is our life. Reiki is one way of achieving this.
This book is not for the faint hearted.
These symbols or keys of Reiki are real. They make a
connection between the limited and unlimited self. As they are drawn,
realize that the unlimited self reveals itself in its own time and to
its own degree. Remember the unlimited self supports and is infinitely
kind to the limited self as it seeks knowledge of it. Through that
kindness these keys reveal level after level of limitlessness. There is
no end to this. Know that in truth you are not a stranger to yourself.
Trust your own unlimited self and enjoy the discovery of your
limitlessness.
