Barbados Reiki Association

If you missed it, here’s part 1.

Precept
(a) Be humble
(b) Honour your
parents, teachers and elders

Thought
Thank you
Accept both ‘good and ‘bad’ and move on
I am my inner truth
Humbleness cannot be claimed
Know nothing

Precept
(a) Be honest in your work
(b) Earn your living honestly

Thought
Daily practice
My life is my work
Perseverance
Am I honest?

Precept
(a) Be compassionate to yourself and others
(b) Show gratitude to everything

Thought
Uchu-rei: Universal Mind
Oneness
Love
Forgiveness
Acceptance
See life through the eyes of others
Reach in and Reach out

Contributed by Michael Rudder

The Reiki Principles are stated in various ways but the essence remains the same. Here are two versions:-

(a) GOKAI – Encourages you to DEVELOP THE SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CONNECTION USING GOKAI. IT INCLUDES ‘For today only’ AS ONE OF THE ‘six’ REIKI PRECEPTS

(b) Lists ‘five’ PRECEPTS or ETHICAL PRINCIPLES but EXCLUDES ‘just for today,’ AS A PRECEPT

Precept

(a) For today only
[(b) Just for today]

Thought

Ich-go, ichi-e: One encounter, one opportunity
I am
Tomorrow never arrives
Now

Precept

(a and b) Do not anger

Thought

Wa: harmony
Anger is an out of control emotion
I choose anger
Anger doesn’t express my true thoughts
Anger is often confused with expressing myself
An opposite of anger is balance

Precept

(a and b) Do not worry

Thought

To worry is a reflection of my desire for attention.
Worry is often confused with expressing concern
Worry is a useless emotion that wastes inner Ki and therefore encourages ill health
Worry is a repeated pattern learnt from my parents
Worry is an inability to quieten my mind and experience peace
An opposite of worry is faith
Worry focuses on the past and the future, in the Now there is no time for worry

Contributed by Michael Rudder

(Read part 2 tomorrow)