A DEEP PHILOSOPHICAL & ETHICAL QUESTION ABOUT REIKI...
(AKA: The Reiki Lightbulb Joke)
Copyright © 2002/7 James Deacon

 

Version 1:

How many 'Usui Shiki Ryoho' Reiki Masters does it take to change a lightbulb?

Answer: Four

one to hold the ladder
one to hold the energy
one to hold the ten thousand dollar fee
and of course, one to hold the lightbulb!

Version 2:

How many manic-obsessive "with time, Reiki can fix anything" Reiki Masters does it take to change a lightbulb?

Answer: Nine

Eight people to participate in a reiki marathon/group treatment [ 2 teams of 4 people doing shifts of: 3hrs treatment, 3hrs rest, 3hrs treatment, etc) continuously over a period of 21 days] in an attempt to restore the bulb to fully functioning condition

- and one (not so obsessive) person to have the good sense to go to Walmart, buy a new bulb, and redirect the groups healing resources to where they are really needed

Version 3:

How many Philosophical Reiki Masters does it take to change a lightbulb?

Answer: It doesn't matter

Change must come from within...

Version 4:

How many Buddhist Reiki Masters does it take to change a lightbulb?

Answer: None

There is no lightbulb, no reiki master - nothing to change.

all is illusion ...