THE GOKAI = THE 5 REIKI PRECEPTS
1- “Just for today I will live in an attitude of gratitude.”This is the first of the affirmations that direct the attention of the person towards the need to always count his/her blessings rather than bemoan all that he/she has not acquired in life. This consciousness brings with it a feeling of fulfillment in life and creates an actual environment of abundance. It connects the individual to the treasures that lie buried in the consciousness and fosters a sense of wonder. It makes the person humble, stabilizes and calms his/her mind and strengthens his/her resolve in the face of adversities.
A good way to begin is to maintain an attitude of gratitude while doing things for others. This prevents ego from asserting itself. Every act is to be regarded as an opportunity for service. One begins to see the wealth that we have been conferred with and our gratitude grows geometrically.
Worry is an expression of a fear that our desires may not be fulfilled. It is also an indication that the ego is predominant and will tolerate no loss of face. The worry then begins to impact the whole being. It deprives the individual of sleep, puts him off his food and distorts his facial expressions and causes a lot of stress to him and those around him. It is a declaration of a lack of trust in the Universe.
When there is a commitment to drop worry from your mind, you are taking your first step towards empowerment. It is a call to do your duty without expectation about the fruits of your action. It is a state of mind where you will take appropriate and right action for a given task but will not focus on the results of the action. You will develop a dispassionate state of mind where the action and not the results are important—a state of mind where you will trust the Universe decide on what is the best and most appropriate result of a given action. This will help you see life’s little setbacks as challenges posed to you by the Universe. It will de-stress you and help you develop an impartial perspective on the events that happen in your life. You will appreciate that concern for the events is OK but not anxiety about them.
Anger is a function of the ego. A thwarted ego reacts with anger, BUT resistance to anger will make it persistent. This affirmation is an expression of your desire to root out the anger.
When anger rises within you, pause a while and observe it dispassionately:
What is causing this anger in you?
Has some desire – expressed or unexpressed – been thwarted by some event or action of someone else?
If so, was the desire right or appropriate in the given circumstances?
How was your desire viewed by the other person?
Does the non fulfilment of the desire in any way make you worse off than you are?
Does it change the way you view life?
When anger rises within you, it would be desirable to visualize it as a red fiery ball that you are flinging away from you, or it is gradually expanding till it is completely dissipated.
Honesty is a willingness to accept our limitations and work upon our strengths to the best of our abilities. This affirmation re-establishes your contact with the real you and enables you transcend the ego, which tries to overreach and is dishonest or boastful of your abilities.
It will bring with it a deep contentment and an acceptance of yourself as you are. This will be reflected in your attitude to life and help you live your life with gratitude and tolerance of others’ weaknesses. This awareness will make your anger vanish and overcome your tendency to worry about outcomes that you boasted about dishonestly.
5- “Just for today I will show love and respect to all living beings.”
This affirmation is intended to foster a sense of oneness with all life on this planet and elsewhere in the Universe. It is a tenet that Jesus advocated in the Bible “Love thy neighbor as ye love thyself”. It is also a call to mankind to “do unto others what ye would have done unto ye”.
By affirming that you will spend the day giving and spreading love, you are delving into the roots of existence itself – you are defining the meaning of life, of creation.
As a Reiki practitioner you are acknowledging that this world was created out of love. Love is the foundation upon which the wrap and woof of the Universe was defined. Without love there is no life. Hate is an invitation to grief and death.
LOVE is a soothing, healing and curative energy.
Reiki affirmations are not in the exclusive domain of Reiki. They are universal affirmations that are the very foundations of every spiritual teaching. A person who follows these tenets will find that he/she is directly connected to the source of energy, and the more he/she gives, the more he/she receives to give.
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