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| Mikao Usui |
Mikao Usui
Mikao Usui developed the system of natural healing referred to as Usui Reiki. the Dr. is an honorific as a substitute for the Japanese word Sensei with translates as teacher and is a title of great respect. Usui Sensei was born around 1865. He died in 1926, of a stroke. The story of Reiki that has
come out of Japan recently begins when Dr. Usui’s business fails. This failure left him in great debt,
and with a great desire for more than just material gain. On Dr. Usui’s memorial stone is carved the following statement: “One day he went to Mount Kurama on a 21 day retreat to fast and meditate.
Mikao Usui developed the system of natural healing referred to as Usui Reiki. the Dr. is an honorific as a substitute for the Japanese word Sensei with translates as teacher and is a title of great respect. Usui Sensei was born around 1865. He died in 1926, of a stroke. The story of Reiki that has
come out of Japan recently begins when Dr. Usui’s business fails. This failure left him in great debt,
and with a great desire for more than just material gain. On Dr. Usui’s memorial stone is carved the following statement: “One day he went to Mount Kurama on a 21 day retreat to fast and meditate.
At the end of this period he suddenly felt the great Reiki energy at the top of his head, which led to the Reiki healing system.” In Frank Petter’s book “Reiki Fire”, Frank quotes a Mr. Oishi, who learned Reiki in the 1950’s from a master initiated by Dr. Usui. “Dr. Usui used to meditate at a waterfall on Mt. Kurama. One day, while standing under the waterfall, he had a satori.” Satori is a Japanese concept in which a person has a sudden realization of a great or universal truth .
After this experience Dr. Usui opened the “Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai”, the “Usui Reiki Healing Society.”
According to his memorial stone: “He opened a clinic in Harajuku, Aoyama, Tokyo in April of 1921.
He not only gave treatments to countless patients, some of whom had come from far and wide, but he also hosted workshops to spread his knowledge. In September of 1923, the devastating Kanto earthquake struck Tokyo. Thousands were killed, injured, or became sick in its aftermath. Dr. Usui grieved for his people, but he also took Reiki to the devastated city and used its healing powers on the surviving victims.”
After this Dr. Usui traveled and taught throughout Japan. During his stay in Fukuyama, he suffered a fatal stroke. in 1926. His memorial stone states that he taught Reiki to over 2000 people though he taught for only five years.
Since the passing of Dr. Usui, there have been six presidents of Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai, and they are: Mr. Ushida, Mr. Taketomi, Mr. Watanabe, Mr. Wanami, Ms. Kojama and Mr. Kondo, who has been in office since 1998. “Reiki Fire” (ISBN 0-9144955-50-0) and “Reiki: The legacy of Dr. Usui”
(ISBN 0-914955-56-X) are both written by Frank Petter. These two books are an excellent source of information concerning the history of Reiki, the philosophy and the techniques of Dr. Usui, developer of Reiki. Both are published by Lotus Light Publications, Box 325, Twin Lakes, WI
53181, USA.
According to his memorial stone: “He opened a clinic in Harajuku, Aoyama, Tokyo in April of 1921.
He not only gave treatments to countless patients, some of whom had come from far and wide, but he also hosted workshops to spread his knowledge. In September of 1923, the devastating Kanto earthquake struck Tokyo. Thousands were killed, injured, or became sick in its aftermath. Dr. Usui grieved for his people, but he also took Reiki to the devastated city and used its healing powers on the surviving victims.”
After this Dr. Usui traveled and taught throughout Japan. During his stay in Fukuyama, he suffered a fatal stroke. in 1926. His memorial stone states that he taught Reiki to over 2000 people though he taught for only five years.
Since the passing of Dr. Usui, there have been six presidents of Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai, and they are: Mr. Ushida, Mr. Taketomi, Mr. Watanabe, Mr. Wanami, Ms. Kojama and Mr. Kondo, who has been in office since 1998. “Reiki Fire” (ISBN 0-9144955-50-0) and “Reiki: The legacy of Dr. Usui”
(ISBN 0-914955-56-X) are both written by Frank Petter. These two books are an excellent source of information concerning the history of Reiki, the philosophy and the techniques of Dr. Usui, developer of Reiki. Both are published by Lotus Light Publications, Box 325, Twin Lakes, WI
53181, USA.
