User talk:Seanwhite

Hi Sean! Thanks for the tip. I saw a similar translation of the distant symbol in a website: "Correct Thought (Mindfulness) is the essence of being". I'm not an expert in interpretation of the symbols, but it seems to be related to the Buddhist concept of "self": The "mind at the present moment" is a product of the chained combination of all past moments of experience. Something like the "empirical self" described by Kant. What I don't understand is what this translation has to do with "distant healing" or "connection between all beings", or even the "source of Reiki's power".

Regards, FleXable 17:11, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

Hi FleXable, Yep, the original (or true) self/mind is the source of Reiki. In Buddhist terms, it's commonly called the "Buddha mind" or in Catholic terms the "Christ within us". The whole world is interconnected and manifests directly from you - so because of this distance isn't really a problem when it comes to the principle of the interconectedness of all things. Hon Sha Zen Sho Nen invokes the ki energy to work on the energy's universal level, so that it can be transmitted according to this principle.

The Reiki precepts are training wheels to try and get people to dwell more in the present mind, and to accumulate spiritual power from their good actions. However, simply experiencing the present moment is a much more powerful practice - simple because no effort is required. Difficult - because the ordinary mind expects something to happen.

Hope this clarifies it a bit. --Sean White 05:48, 10 May 2005 (UTC)