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“Just for today, be filled with gratitude.”
“Just for today, devote yourself to your work.”
“Just for today, be kind to people.”
“The secret art of inviting happiness.”
“The miraculous medicine of all diseases.”
“Reiki is the universal life force, available to all.”
“It does not belong to any one person or tradition.”
“It belongs to life itself.”
“The hands are the gateway through which Reiki flows.”
“You do not direct Reiki. You allow it.”
“Reiki goes where it is needed, not where you intend.”
“The healer is not the source. The healer is the channel.”
“To heal another, first be still in yourself.”
“Stillness is the foundation of all healing.”
“Anger is a fire that burns the one who carries it.”
“Worry is a thief that steals today's life for tomorrow's fear.”
“Gratitude is the doorway to abundance.”
“Devotion to one's work is the shortest path to mastery.”
“Just for today, do not anger.”
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