by Milarepa Sat May 07, 2011 10:14 pm
queen of clean wrote: i have a question
i
sometimes feel
annoyed with the symbols as though
they get in the way am i the only one this happens to
is this wrong somehow
I felt the same for some time. Symbols don't 'need' to be used, as in consciously, every time.
Is it the symbols 'getting in the way', or is it your assumption that you HAVE to use them?
Moving from a percieved need to use them, and continuing to use them for the joy of discovery, moves us away from any ego. I'd suggest, that to one degree or another, it's often a case of ego even when a practitioner used them on others. Taking away any purpose to use them, and keep using them maybe?
queen of clean wrote:also i was wondering about something i heard or read that usui didn't teach the symbols to all of his students only when he believed his student's needed them to better understand reiki energy
could someone clarify this for me
thanks
This is without a doubt correct. Level 1 no symbols are taught. Level 2 they are. Acdemic study, snd experiencing the Reiki experience via use of the symbols do help us better understand Reiki.
anyone who feels they not longer need this (and i was one, and cast the symbols aside for a time), it's more our own ego, when WE judge how far spiritually we are.
warmest wishes
Wayne