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The DOJO
[The
'Place of the Way']
"Unity
of Self through Harmony and Balance"
NOTE:
While most people who have heard the name dojo will probably
associate it with the Martial Arts (- being the training hall
where people go to "...break boards, do flying kicks, and
yell loudly...") the term originally referred to a place
for Meditation and the pursuit of Spiritual Discipline.
It
is in this latter context that the term is used here.
Usui-Sensei's Training Centre (some call it a "clinic")
in Harajuku, Aoyama, Tokyo, was technically a dojo.
His 'motto' for his dojo, so we are told, was: "Unity
of self through harmony and balance".
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"Reiki
ni Rei,
Sensei ni Rei,
Otagai ni Rei."
[ "Bow to the Reiki , bow to your teacher, bow to
your fellow students" ]
By bowing you are expressing respect, courtesy, and gratitude
to
your art, your teacher, other students, and yourself.
Ultimately, you are acknowledging the 'Blessing' you hold
- the 'Light Gift' that is within each of you
- the "Sacred Potential - for Healing, Protection and Spiritual
Development"
that is:
'the Reiki Phenomenon' ...
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According
to some, Usui-Sensei taught that there are three essential elements
or aspects to effective application of Reiki as therapy.
These
are:
Gassho Meiso (Gassho Meditation).
[Gassho Meiso clears the mind, calms the spirit, and prepares
the 'vessel' (body) to receive and hold the Reiki 'phenomenon']
Reiji - (Spiritual Guidance)
[Reiji is both a prayer for the healing & wellbeing of the
client and an invitation for Reiki / 'Spirit' to guide you in
the therapeutic process]
and
Chiryo (Treatment) itself
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In
this sub-section of REIKI PAGES you will find various practices,
which (so we are told by various 'original' sources) Usui-Sensei
utilised, and taught his students, as part of his system of Spiritual
Development and Healing. [Though apparently there is still some
lack of clarity as to precisely which of these practices Usui-Sensei
actually taught]
Alongside these, you will also find extra practices which have
come from Hiroshi Doi's 'Gendai Reiki Ho' system.
And finally, practices from Takata-Lineage western Reiki.
NOTE.
Further practices (although not originally Reiki-related per
se) which may be of benefit in developing ones connection
with Reiki can be found in the section etitled: 'SELF DEVELOPMENTAL
PRACTICE' on the Japanese Spiritual Practices
page.
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However, lest we forget that Reiki is not simply
a Japanese form of Qi Gung,
it might be advisable to recall the words of Hekikuu Reiki's
Kenji Hamamoto:
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