'Reiki Jin Kei Do: The Way of Compassion & Wisdom'

The Worlds First Book on the Spiritual Tradition of Reiki Jin Kei Do

Foreword by Dr Ranga Premaratna PhD - Lineage Head of Reiki Jin Kei Do.

The book explores the fundamental teachings of the Reiki system - the world's fastest growing therapeutic modality - as expressed within the deeply profound teachings and philosophy of this eastern tradition of Reiki. It strips away the modern clutter of techniques and explores the spiritual core of the system as a powerful tool for enlightenement and personal spiritual growth.

Elements of the history of Reiki, contained only within this tradition are also revealed for the first time. From Mikao Usui's enlightenment experience whilst practicing the Buddho meditation on Mt Kurama to the journey of the enigmatic Zen monk, Seiji Takamori high into the Himalayas of Nepal in search of Reiki's origins. Reiki Jin Kei Do (the way of compassion and wisdom through Reiki) contains the secret Indian/Tibetan teachings that Takamori received from the recluse monks with whom he studied. These teachings were passed on as the system now known as Buddho-EnerSense.

Buddho-EnerSense contains not only the Buddho meditation that was the key to Usui's initiation by the energy of the Universe, the power of the Godhead but also the true origins and meaning of the Reiki symbols. It is the backbone of the secular Reiki system and is the source of the teachings within Reiki Jin Kei Do that are explored in this book. No one outside of this tradition has access to this information and it has never before appeared in print.

The essence of Reiki Jin Kei Do is in the exploration and development of wisdom and compassion within one's own life. In developing these qualities, we become much more capable of bringing healing to others.

In Reiki Jin Kei Do healing is seen in a much broader sense than in the simple laying on of hands. Whilst acknowledging the importance of this approach, RJKD sees this as a minor manifestation of the Reiki ability (yet also an aspect of the ultimate goal of practice).

The ultimate goal, in common with many other spiritual traditions, yet barely explored in many Reiki traditions is to return the practitioner to that state of one-ness with the Absolute. This is often referred to as the achieving of enlightenment and the teachings explored within the book and contained within the tradition are designed specifically for this purpose.

Healing then is seen as the total release from suffering on all levels, and the way to achieve this is through the development of wisdom and compassion for oneself and all beings.

A personal note:

Having read many if not most books on Reiki over the years, I was struck by the fact that there seemed to be very little in all of this literature about the method as anything other than a system of hands on healing. In recent times there does seem to be a growing acknowldgement that Reiki is indeed more than just another complementary therapy. Many researchers in the field are beginning to discover a deeper and more all-embracing concept of 'healing' as a method of self-perfection within the practice. Indeed it is looking more and more as if this was the central and defining approach of the method that marked it out from all the other systems of healing being used and developed in the early part of the 20th century in Japan.

In spite of this growing awareness of the central philosphy of the system, there still seemed to be virtually nothing in print about how to use the system for one's own liberation from the rounds of suffering. So this is why I wrote this book.

Fundamental to the practices within the lineage of Reiki Jin Kei Do is the need to apply Reiki in one's own life in an attempt to gain the ultimate peak - enlightenment or the state of nibbana. Of course, hands on healing is an important element within this tradition, as with many others, but as a sole expression of Reiki it is far too blunt an instrument on its own. Having a plethora of hands-on-healing techniques is fine on one level, but embracing the concept of 'more is better' does not help the practitioner one jot on their journey of self discovery. An intensely spiritual and philosophic orientation to the practice combined with a focus on meditation is much more helpful.

My book therefore focuses in on the philosophy and practical expression of the Reiki Jin Kei Do teachings as a method of self perfection. Underpinning all of this, and providing the core or backbone of the lineage teachings is the system known as Buddho-EnerSense. Mikao Usui, the developer of the Reiki system had access to some of this information, and this is discussed in the book. The complete system of Buddho EnerSense is taught within Reiki Jin Kei Do. This is not however dealt with in any great length in this work, but will be explored in a follow-up book currently being put together by masters within the tradition.

My hope for this current book is that it will not only attract those who had not viewed Reiki as a possible method of personal spiritual practice but also those who have already studied Reiki in one form or another. With this latter group I hope that the book will provide a window onto a whole new way of approaching the subject and help to broaden the generally held definition of what Reiki is. Of course, those who have already trained within this extraordinarily beautiful tradition will, I hope find something to support their practice and to help them understand some of the more obtruse elements and linkages within the system.

 

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