Mikao Usui
Japanese spiritual seeker and the founder, in 1922, of Reiki — the Japanese energy-healing system that has spread to millions of practitioners across virtually every country in the world. Born 1865 in Taniai village (now Miyamacho, Gifu prefecture), Usui pursued Buddhist study, martial arts, and a wide range of contemplative practices before, by his own account, undergoing a satori (awakening) experience during a 21-day fast and meditation retreat on Mount Kurama. From this experience he derived Reiki Ryōhō ('Reiki healing method'), the Five Reiki Principles (Gokai), and the lineage of attunements that survives him. He taught actively from 1922 until his death from a stroke in 1926. The memorial stone at Saihōji Temple in Tokyo — erected by his students in 1927 — preserves his life story and the core principles of his teaching.
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Quotes by Mikao Usui
101 quotes“Place your hands on the body, and listen.”
“The body knows what it needs. The hands give it permission.”
“Reiki is not a religion. Reiki is a practice.”
“Anyone can practice. Everyone can heal.”
“In healing another, you are also healed.”
“Self-treatment is the foundation of treating others.”
“Begin with yourself. Always begin with yourself.”
“Mount Kurama is sacred not for the mountain, but for the silence it teaches.”
“In silence, the universe whispers.”
“In stillness, the body remembers itself.”
“Twenty-one days of fasting is not deprivation.”
“It is the emptying of the cup so that something new may fill it.”
“Once you have walked through, you walk back into the world to serve.”
“Service is the fruit of awakening.”
“Love everyone. The kind. The cruel. The sick. The well.”
“The light of healing flows freely when the channel is clear.”
“To clear the channel, practice the Five Principles.”
“Each day, recite them. Morning and evening.”
“Just for today, do not anger.”
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