The Magic of Reiki

A friend has been giving me remote reiki for the past 2 weeks. And, it is leading to the clearing of some blockages, which in addition to putting me in an upbeat mood, has also led to these two important developments:

1. Talking with a relative this Sunday, as I have been doing so with him for the past many years, it suddenly dawned on me why I was unable to have a still mind despite realizing (at least intellectually) that the pot does not have to do anything to become clay. That was because I was harbouring a desire for getting enlightened. And such a desire functions in the mind just like any other desire for any worldly or materialistic gain, in that such a desire keeps the mind in play. Any desire leads to thoughts with an aim toward some action to obtain the desired object or state. For instance, when you hold on to the desire to get enlightened, then you will think about how to do so, which will get you entangled in “doing” meditation, reading books, listening to spiritual talks, and maybe even visiting temples and places of pilgrimage, praying, etc. None of these activities in and of themselves are bad, but in doing them while you may derive some benefit, maybe even some spiritual benefit, they do not take you the whole way because strictly speaking there is NO way to the Truth, that is, ask yourself how much distance there is between the pot and clay to necessitate some action on the part of the pot to traverse the distance you think there is and for the pot to find a path to travel that distance. Thus, we realize there is nothing you can do or need to do to arrive at enlightenment or the Truth. While this may seem too simple and obvious a truth to not get it, but not get it I was for the past so many years, despite my relative pointing it out to me many years back. Obviously, the blockage was the desire to get enlightened. Somehow that blockage got cleared this Sunday magically due to reiki, enabling me to finally get it.

2. Yesterday night as I was sitting doing nothing in particular, I felt a distinct clearing of sorts in my brain (yes, almost physically) as if a space was being created in it, and that space seemed to get flooded by what I can only refer to as a feeling of love, not love for anything or love directed at anything, but just a feeling of being enveloped by love and peace. Then the phone rang and against my better judgment I answered the call and that feeling went away. But again thanks to reiki I seem to have experienced that.