Who is responsible for healing?


During our Reiki I class, we learn about Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of modern Reiki. He sought through years of meditation and discussions with his guru, to find the keys to healing that Jesus and Gautama Buddha used to change others' lives.

Dr. Usui went on a vision quest and fasted at the top of Mt. Kurama in Japan, for 21 days. The keys to healing came to him in a vision of light on the 21st day. He was on the way down the mountain and stubbed his toe. He immediately used Reiki on his foot, and the bleeding stopped, and healing commenced very quickly. He was so excited when he reached the town that he dedicated himself to healing many people.

A few years later, he was walking on the street and met with a beggar he seemed to recognize. He questioned the man about Reiki healing, and the beggar said, "Of course you remember me! I was one of the first people you healed. I went to work on my karma, got married, found a job, lived in a house, and then I decided that life was too difficult. So I am back to begging on the street."

Usui was very frustrated about this turn of events. He went back to his guru for advice and was visited by his spiritual guides, who instructed him that each healing should involve an exchange of energy for services, and that the person who desires the healing must ask for it, because giving healing away absolves the receiver of responsibility.

I have found this to be very true. When we take responsibility for our healing, we are expected to "do the work". What does this mean? Basically, doing the work means that we are willing to delve into the reasons why we are sick, physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually. We are willing to receive healing from others, but are also responsible for how we use that healing.

Responsibility means using the healing we receive and amplifying it for our own good. Understanding our triggers and other causes, learning coping skills, and walking the path of change in our body, mind, and spirit, always working toward our greatest good. A healer isn't responsible for the healee's issues, he or she is a conduit of the Reiki energy, and provides an opening for the receiver to better himself.

It means so much more when someone takes responsibility for their own progress and expansion, versus when the healer takes on this role. Just like Dr. Usui, we are to walk the path of partners in healing, but always live in truth, by loving the path to the new self, empowered to move forward in life.

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