Reiki

If I was to mention the single most important event in my life it would be the day I was initiated into Reiki.

I first came to know about Reiki when my father gave me a book titled the 'Joy of Reiki' written by two Reiki masters Renoo and Nalin Nirula. It must be mentioned that my father is not a very spiritual man by nature and for him to give me a book which was primarily spiritual in nature was highly unsual. To this date I have not yet asked him where he got the book from. It never occurred to me at that point in time to ask him that question. It just happened so naturally
that I did not question the process. Now 6 years past when I look back I know that it was meant to be.

At that point in my life I had just finished my undergraduate studies and was preparing to come to the US for higher studies. My undergraute years were not very happy times and I was lacking much in life and looking for some meaning to what lay ahead of me. When I read the book it offered me much hope and was like ray of sunshine in my otherwise dreary outlook towards life. The positive message of Reiki and its ability to heal and bring joy to your life touched me deeply. I spent much time researching Reiki on the internet and becoming familiar with it.

Reiki is composed of two words 'Rei' and 'Ki'. 'Rei' means Universal Spirit and 'Ki' means life force energy. Reiki means Universal Life Force energy. This is the energy that permeates all living things. It is called by different names in different cultures, Chi in China, Qi in Japanese, Prana in Hinduism and western science recognizes it as the biomagnetic field that surrounds every living thing. Reiki in essence is a highly refined form of spiritual energy that is highly conducive to spiritual growth. Its primary purpose is to bring about a transformation in the individual's conciousness and bring about a spiritual awareness. Most people however view and percieve it as a healing energy as it has healing properties to heal the body, mind and spirit. This however in my opinion is secondary to its intended purpose. Spiritual healing is a natural by product of its primary function which is to refine the individuals concicouness through spiritual cleansing. Once you are attuned to Reiki by a master you can then channel this energy through your hands and use it for your own healing or for the benefit of others. During the attunement the master opens up your own energy channels (energy centers or chakras) in the body and tunes you into the higher refined frequencies of Reiki thus making you a receiver for Reiki. Traditional Reiki has 3 different levels. The Reiki practitioner moves on from one level to the next after he has mastered the previous level. Each level opens the practitioners capacity to receive more Reiki. This is similar to wiring your house for electricity. Reiki I level is like being wired to 110V, the second to 220V and the III has no limits. At the masters level your capacity to channel Reiki would ideally be unlimited. It is important to note however that it is up to each individual to enchance his own capacity to receive Reiki through practice and inner work. Only when one has mastered each level should one progress to the next else the 'wiring' will be incomplete. I am currently at the II level.

Coming back to my story. After I learned about Reiki I had an intense desire to be attuned to it. There was a stumbling block however and that was the price of getting a Reiki attunement. Reiki masters usually charge high prices for the attunement and I was afraid of asking my father for that amount of money. I never did summon up enough courage to ask my father for the money needed to get an attunement. I however kept up my research on Reiki and talked to people on the internet who were Reiki practitioners. My desire to experience Reiki grew in leaps and bounds as I gained more knowledge about it. Six months passed and we relocated to a new place. My father being in the military meant that we would tend to move often. One day my father received a circular in the mail that a Reiki master, who was a retired Major General, would be coming to our area and would be conducting a Reiki seminar especially for the army families. The fees that he had asked for was very affordable too. Even at that point I knew this was a prayer answered. This drove home to me two very important lessons.

1) When something is desired with a sincere and pure heart it will always be fulfilled.
2)The master appears when the student is ready.

Needless to say I attended the seminar and the day I received my Reiki attunement was the day my whole life changed. The attunement itself was a very profound process for me. During the attunement I felt like a huge burden had been lifted off of me and I felt truly happy and
joyful to be alive for the first time in my life. I felt connected to people and things around me. It made me realize there was much inside of me that I had not yet discovered. That was the day in March of 2000 that I awakened from a deep slumber and started a journey that continues to this day. Along the way I have grown to love and cherish Reiki and share it with anyone who so desires it. Reiki has helped me heal on all levels, physical, emotional and mental. I have found Reiki to be wonderful for inducing deep relaxation and 99% of the people to whom I give a Reiki session tend to fall asleep after reaching a state of deep relaxation. I have also found Reiki to be wonderful with pain of all kinds. Reiki is also great for inducing a meditative state. The uses of Reiki are truly endless. Reiki gives a jumpstart to everything. It certainly jumpstarted my life and I will be forever grateful for this beautiful and blessed gift of spirit that is given to all who choose to accept it.

A Blessing

I found this really wonderful Course in Miracles study group. It is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time. The people there are wonderful and even better its a Reiki group and I think everyone there is a Reiki channel. What more could a Reiki bug like me ask for! I really enjoyed the meeting yesterday and look forward to many more! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone there better especially John as I can really identify with him a lot. Even before he speaks on a topic I know exactly what he is going to say and what he is thinking. We seem to be on the same wavelength. I can see myself like him in a couple of years. Matured with wisdom and love. I am thankful for this blessing.

First Love

I remember the first girl I ever fell heads over heels in love with. I was 6 years old then and had just moved to a new neighbourhood. I was a very shy kid and had a hard time making friends. Usually my sister or my mother would take me to a playground or someplace where I could make friends. On this occasion it happened to be my sister to whom this duty fell. My sister was the outgoing type and made friends easily. Soon after moving to the neighbourhood she already knew most of the kids that lived there. One evening she took me by the hand to meet her new friends.
When we reached all the kids were busy playing with a ball in a huge circle. The intent of the game was to throw the ball from one person to another and whoever the ball came to had to state his or her name aloud. It was kind of a getting to know you game since most of the kids there were new.

We joined the circle and the game went on. After a while it became apparent to me that no one was interested in throwing me the ball perhaps because they felt I was too young. I felt sad and left out. Soon after the ball went to a little girl who was my about my age. She was dark skinned, had short hair and a cute smile. She seemed very warm and friendly. She said her name was Lily. As she caught the ball she looked at me and smiled and I knew she wanted to throw the ball to me which she did. At that very moment I fell in love with her. Lily was a vivacious and lively girl and her outgoing personality appealed to me. She was also a little flirt and would love to flirt with us boys. This would often cause a lot of jealousy among us. I remember one time when a boy called Mickey came into the picture. Mickey was very good at dancing and Lily took a great deal of interest in him. In her flirtatious way she would proclaim that she would marry only Mickey one day. That really peeved me no end and jealousy raged thorugh my tiny being. I tried hard to learn to dance like Mickey but gave up on that as I wasn't very good at it. However I tried other ways to make her notice me. I was very good at sports and used to play
hockey and football both of which I was very good at. Lily would often sit near the playground and watch us play and applaud at our games. Whenever she would be nearby I would do my best to impress her. At one such occasion I fought off 5 defenders on the field and took the hockey ball single handedly and ferociously towards the goal and ended up scoring. I looked at Lily afterwards and it seemed she had hardly noticed but was busy talking to a friend. I was happy nonetheless at my clever goal.

I never did get around to getting over my shyness and getting close enough to Lily to be good friends with her. She remains a beautiful memory in my heart.

An Amazing Reading

I am currently reading a book called 'Mysterious Stranger' by David Blaine. David Blaine is a man who calls himself a street magician. However a lot of his magic is real with no fancy props and comes straight from the heart. It was clear to me when I watched videos of him performing his street magic that David has learnt to master his mind and can do amazing things with it. I admire his talent as a magician and a human being.
One of the sections in Davids book is titled 'A Reading' in which he does a small reading for the reader. Here is the reading exactly as it is printed in my book.



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A READING

We went to extraordinary lengths for this book. We actually convinced the publisher to print a number of variations, knowing that greatly diverse people would be reading it. It's not a chance that you're reading this particular version.
    You many know me, but I know you.
    You're a very sensitive type of person.
    When you were younger, you were different from the others around you. You were observant. You'd silently take in a situation and notice things about the people the people in your presence. your intuition is strong.
    You are very caring and honest, sometimes even too much so , but you have great difficulty in letting anybody get to know you. When you finally do let somebody in, you keep him or her close to you for a long time. In fact, theres someone close to you that you're really worried about right now. but the best thing to do is to keep being a positive force in that person's life.
    Sometimes you're overly analytic, but it's better to try to live spontaneously.
    You have a scar on your left knee.
    Now before you begin to think that I'm psychic and can look into the depths of your soul, and do it through this book, let me explain how I was just able to tell you so much about yourself."

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After this he goes on to explain the concepts of how he developed this reading through a technique called 'Cold' reading which is an art of generalization.
What really amazed me however was the accuracy of the reading. Each part of the reading described me in perfect detail and what left me agape was the scar on the left knee line which just so also happens to be true. It left me wondering whether one can really know or plan the future so much in advance as to actually tailor make a reading for a future reader. I know the universe works in complete harmony and I believe in synchronistic events. I have had such events happen to me before and it is not uncommon for me to pick up a book or read something in a magazine that contains an answer to a question that I have been sincerely seeking. The universe does respond to your every genuine need. However the answers only come when the seeker is truly ready to grasp the truth of it. I would like to believe this reading was meant for me and it did help me understand a part of me I wasn't aware of.

"Sometimes you're overly analytic, but it's better to try to live spontaneously."

I do have a very analytical mind that always tries to reason out and understand things. This leaves little room for spontaniety. This is something I definitely needed to bring into focus. I thank you David for this beautiful reading and for all the work that you do to inspire and uplift us.
God Bless.

Link to some of David Blaines street magic videos http://www.metacafe.com/tags/david_blaine

The Scar

When I was about 7 years old, I and a group of friends would go in the evenings or whenever we found the time to do so to a place that we nick named the 'Secret Place'. It was so titled because we had discovered this place while exploring the territory near which we lived and we made a vow to never tell anyone about it. Thus we would sneak out to this place when no one was looking and even though many were curious about this 'Secret Place' that we went to we were adamant on keeping it to ourselves.This place was in a small jungle like setting not far from the colony where we lived. In that place there was a big banyan tree and nearby a gentle stream would flow. The banyan tree had many roots on which we would love to swing and play. We would cling on to the longer roots and swing from one end of the stream to another. Sometimes we would just climb the tree and play tag on it or perhaps race paper boats when the flow of the stream was strong. We would tell each other many stories there borne out of our little imaginative and wild minds! Stories of heroes like Zorro the masked avenger or Spiderman or giant robots that we saw in the cartoons would come to life in that little jungle. There was nothing there to stop our creative imaginations. Preposterous though the stories were we would sometimes even come to believe that they might have been true. How easy it was to believe back then when our minds were not so conditioned.
I remember vaguely the day our eyes rested upon this root that descended to the ground from a high branch. It held promise of a exhilirating and lengthy ride. A problem soon arose however when we came to realize that it was too high up above the ground that we stood upon. Not ones to give up easily we looked for other alternatives to catch that promised ride. There was a big slab made of concrete nearby which was a leftover of some construction project that was to be initiated sometime in the future. To us it was a symbol of destruction as it threatened to reveal our secret place to the world and worse yet eradicate it forever. However we were not much concerned at the future prospects being creatures of the moment and in the moment that slab offered much hope. It was not long before I climbed onto the 4-5 feet high slab to take the leap and try and catch the promised root. As I stood upon that slab I felt a flicker of hesitation go through me on the prospect of this dangerous stunt. It was easy to cut yourself on the jagged edges of the root not to mention what would happen if one fell to the hard stoney ground. However I was not one to back out especially when pulling dangerous stunts like this. It was not something new to me. I had so many cuts and bruises that my mother would call me the wounded soldier. I wish now that I had listened more to my intution. I did take that leap and I had barely managed to clasp the root when my tiny hands slipped and I fell to a waiting rock below which struck me on myleft leg and gave me a mighty cut. With tears in my eyes I rushed back home to the arms of my mother. Soon I was in the doctors chambers and since the cut was deep the doctor proposed stitching it up. The very prospect however frightened me no end and every time he would try to get near the cut I would break out in a stream of tears. Not long after the doctor and my parents gave up on me and resorted to bandaging it and hoping it would close by itself with time.

It has been many years now and I still retain that scar from that incident. It is a poignant reminder to me of life's recurring mishaps when one fails to listen to the inner guidance within. Had I listened then to my intution I would have saved my self a lot of pain. These rash decisiosn however continued into my adult life causing me much misery until I finally learnt to heed that voice within. Now I 'feel'within before making any such decisions borne out of a momentary need or desire to please the dictates of a vagrant mind. A painful lesson learnt but one that will stay on with me forever.

Wisdom

*whew* that was a long message. I am sometimes amazed at the wisdom that pours through me. Its as if I become an instrument of a higher power to work through me. This happens when I write poetry or feel like writing a message that I feel might help others. This expression of my self in writing is a great blessing to me at this point in time. It helps me greatly in taking my mind of painful matters that still torture my soul and somehow it provides me with the strength to go on. I am excited to have embarked on this journey of expression through the medium of this blog. I feel this to be my playground to channel my creative talents and bring them into focus. May this become a sacred ground of healing for my soul and for all those who may wish to partake of this expression of my self.

Who am I?

Who am I?

A question when truthfully answered will reveal all of lifes mysteries to the one who has asked in innocence and sought in sincerity.

Paradoxically enough to know this elusive 'I' is to erase the very identity that formulates this 'I' ness. As long as there is an 'I' means there is a personality that goes with it. 'I' has been associated with a state of being where one is a separate entity. An individual personality can only exist if it feels itself separate or different from another. As soon as the separateness vanishes there can be no more 'I' since there can be no 'other'. All is then One whole... that which is absolute unity and absolute love...that which we call God.

The answer then to the question is simply that Iam God. However what keeps us from realizing this is the separateness that we feel because of our identification with a limited personality. A personality is simply a sum of all the past experiences accrued over many lifetimes in the journey of a soul. Based on its experiences the personality acquires a set of beliefs and habits which forms the basis for its reality. Thus it begins to define its life based on its past conditionings in which it then remains trapped till the time it looks past the clouds of the past and uncovers the truth. The truth then sets it free to create a reality in which all things are possible since in the realm of truth there is complete freedom to create what you wish free of any limitations what so ever. This state of being is generally called paradise.

It is alluded to in most religions that there exists such a paradise and many have been the stories that tell of such a wonderful existence. It is a place that people believe can only be reached after death. This though true is not the complete truth. Death is a transition into another realm which resonates at the state of your own beingness. So in essence there are as many shades of heaven as there are souls on this planet. Most people will reach one of these heavens that resonates with their own way of being and supports and nurtures it. Since most people are on the whole good and strive to do good it but follows that most will reach what they might deem to be heaven. It also follows that all those who have done more harm then good will reach a place that might seem to them to be hell. However it is a reality made entirely by them and supports their beingness. Heaven and hell thus are of our own making. However since God is absolute unity it follows that heaven and hell must not only exist after death in another dimension of reality but must also exist in this physical dimension. Since heaven and hell is just a reflection of our state of being then the reality we choose to build will reflect that very state. Hence when we live in accord with creation and with God then we create heaven on earth and when we don't we create hell. Its easy to see that collectively as humanity we have chosen more of the latter then the former. I believe however that there will come a time when we will learn to live in accord with God and learn to create heaven on earth. It has been mentioned in many prophecies (bible revelations, hopi prophecies, nostradomus among others) that there will dawn a golden age which will bring peace on earth and all children of God will learn to live in harmony with creation. I in my heart hold this vision. May we all learn to live in peace and love each other as the children of our father/mother God. May it be so.

Happy Valentines

Happy Valentines my sweetest.

Even though I have no roses to offer
And even less do I have to offer of me.

Let this day not pass by
without the world knowing of our love.

So I write these few humble words as an offering.

Let them be etched for eternity to see
The love that I hold only for thee.

What is Love

Love is a song
Deep within your heart

Love is a feeling
Of never being apart

Love is a gentle breeze
At times a burning fire

Love is a paradox
It often sprouts desire

Love is our greatest need
It is our salvation

Love turned upside down
Brings instead damnation

Love is a broken heart
It reaps great sorrow

Love can never be lent
Nor can one borrow

Love are the stories
That Grandma once told

Love are the sweet memories
For eternity to hold

Love is the tough teacher
That will beat you dry

Love is the mother
That suckles you when you cry

Love is like a fountain
It needs to be set free

Love is like a river
Merging with the sea

Love is a circle
No beginning no end

Love is the tears
When two hearts mend

Love is fire
When hearts ignite

Love is sex
When souls unite

Love is humor
Laughter and jest

Love is simply God
In human manifest

Oh sweet God! Dear God!

Oh God Sweet God!
How dear art thou!
Yet no one understands thy sweetness
Blinded by ignorance we stumble along
But oh dear God you carry us through
In your loving arms sheltered and protected
More then we can ever know
Ever by our side art thou
Lest we fall and hurt our tender hearts
All our scars do you take
and turn them into shining stars
Sweteest lord
Glory be to thee!
Dearest lord
Hallelujah !

The Prostitute

In the cold winter night I walk alone
Waiting for someone to come along
Someone who can keep me warm
Perhaps take me to a place where I belong?

The raging fire of desire
From deep within me bursts!
Oh wretched tortured soul
Can anyone quench this thirst!?

No body can ever satisfy
Thy longings never end
Oh my soul imprisoned
When will thy peace descend!?

What has become oh wretched me
Life do I so despair
Trapped in thy own makings
Oh love, can one some spare

Will I ever know love to be true?
Will my heart with happiness beam?
These questions a fire within
Yet no answers forthcoming seem

Night after night I dream the same
Someone to love, someone to care
Yet once more into the cold winter night
I walk alone....

Love

"LOVE"
~Swami Rama

Dear little Violet,with thy dewy eye.
Look up and tell me truly,
When noone is nigh,
What thou art!
The violet answered with a gentle sigh,
If that is to be told when alone,
Then I must sadly own,
You will never know what am I,
For my brothers and sisters are all around
In the air and on the ground
And they are the same as I.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow......

Its a cold winter day today. Its been snowing all day yesterday and a little bit today. I however hardly feel the cold perhaps because my heart is warming up to life again...yay ! I have finally figured out what I was doing wrong with my life ! Always complaining! Always dragging myself down ! The critical mind would not let me rest in peace ! You did this
wrong, you did that wrong ...on and on like a nagging parent ! I have created a monster ! Now
however the mind will be silenced and tamed so that it supports and nurtures every part of my being. Taming the mind is the hardest thing to do ! It takes so much time and patience like teaching a new born..you have to be very patient and understanding with it. The change does not happen overnight but takes months even years to root out deep rooted conditionings. We have so many of them ! We are conditioned every day by the society we live in that gives us a set of rules and norms to live by, by the media that feeds us what they want us to see and believe, by religions that put their God above others and the list goes on. How much of the time do we really think for ourselves!? How many choices of ours are really our own? Do you buy your clothes because they have a designer label on them even though you can find ones just as good elsewhere? Do you choose your shampoo because the advertisement for it was 'cool' and you really liked the girl in the hot jeans? Do you choose to vote for that leader that the media has made you believe is more popular then the rest and who claims to make your life easier by cutting down on taxes and other lies but never gets round to them after he is elected?Life should be defined by the choices we make based on our own views formulated through our own experiences. Life is meant to be experiential. You can not define your life though other peoples experiences or choices that were pressed upon you. No one ever reached greatness writing about others views on life. Greatness comes through learning from lifes myriad experiences and gaining the wisdom that they bring. For this wisdom you must labor hard and meets lifes greatest challenges with faith and perseverance till you have ingrained the wisdom it was meant to teach you. In the end the greatest wisdom that life brings is that of unconditional love. Of discovering the love within your self and knowing that the same love lives in the hearts of all.Our greatest need is to love and be loved. If we could only understand that we would see the world with a different lens. We would see that the person who hurt us was just crying out for our love which we denied him, the egoistic person who wants to be at the center of attention is just a little child yearning to be loved inside and told that he is worthy of that love, the angry person is just trying to hide the pain he feels inside because of what you said to him that triggered the pain he was trying so desperately to hide. Through the lens of love the world takes on a different color and life becomes beautiful because you can't help but see beauty everywhere and in every heart. There are no more angry, hurtful and egoistic persons. There are only people wanting human affection and love.

Love is the basis of life. We were made to love and to be loved. Life was meant to be a labor of love...and so it is.

Jesus's Labor

Jesus was the embodiment of unconditional love. Even though his burden was 'light' he took on the burdens of many as a labor of love. Can anyone even begin to fathom the depth of his being. Many have tried over the centuries but have only ended up espousing their own agendas and what they felt Jesus as a man represented to them. Hence was born a religion of ignorance from what was meant to be a universal understanding and brotherhood of man. Jesus is not a commodity of a few but lives in the hearts of all. May God grant me such a love as was Jesus.

Labor of Love

Life is a labor of love. The only reason why we exist is that the tree of life may one day bear fruits of our labors of love. Human suffering is the highest form of labor and it grinds us in the mill of life till we get more and more refined until one day we can see ourselves as we truly are. As I undertake this journey of life I find myself terribly alone. Hence the need for a space where I can connect with others to share and grow together in this labor of love. Perhaps someone somewhere may gain from my labors and in doing so find his own labor lessened to some extent....and so it begins.