Happy New Year & Year of The Dragon

Reiki Blessings, Grace and Peace,

May such lovely blessings follow you through this year of 2012 on our modern Gregorian calendar.

Where is my Reiki practice taking me today?

Just for Today

I will not worry and I will not anger. I will breathe as I continue to walk down the path of being a mother to three teenagers and a toddler mind you. ;-)

The toddler is the easiest one. He is defiant but does not talk back! Yes, even he acts as though he knows it all!!

I've never been a mother of teenagers before, if I have in a previous life it doesn't matter because I do not remember anyway.

It is nerve wracking, frustrating and emotional. However, overall my boys are very good young men. They make good grades and hang out with decent peers.

Its the learners permit for driving. Its the occasional rolling of the eyes. Its the constant need to have the last word.

Just for today I shall remember to breathe.

Gam zeh ya'vor. That is Hebrew for this too shall pass.

May you soar with the Dragon. Be strong and know your power and use it for good. May your tongue be steady and only sharp when absolutely needed.

I am posting a link to the Dharma Talk given this morning by my Sensei the Rev. Koyo Kubose of Bright Dawn Center for Oneness Buddhism where I am in a 2 year lay minister program.

Enjoy this Dharma Talk.

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Happy Chanukah

Sweet potato latkes. Even gonna try to make sufganiyot. Very ambitious intents this morning. Coming up on the 3rd night of Channukah. Having a little family party. Wish me luck!

HAPPY HOLY DAYS EVERY ONE! Whatever you hold sacred this time of year may your heart's soul be filled with healing light.

Ki - the energy of Life

Ki is the Japanese term for Life energy.

There are seven energies on the physical plane with ReiKi being the highest of the seven energies which in turn connects with divine energy otherwise known as ShinKi.

Kekki - the KI of blood - provides fundamental strength. It is the most powerful and most basic of the seven energies, and the least structured.*(*Reiki: the true story by Don Beckett)

It is a known fact that the strength of a person's blood is what gives them the foundation to approach their life with a certain amount of vigor and consistency. If the blood is poor the person can suffer from fatigue and all sorts of ailments such as iron anemia. If there is not enough oxygen in the blood or not enough red blood cell production the foundation of a person's energy is affected.

Good strong Kekki , the ki of blood is very important. Kekki is indeed the essence of who we are physically speaking.

Keep your kekki strong and flowing.

Dharma Mandala

In last night's Lay Ministers class are assignment was to create a mandala that included our favorite sayings and capping/code phrases from previous classes.

I decided to use anything that came to me. So I started with the space in the center which represented my pure soul of being. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche refers to it as the wisdom body of all the buddhas.

From there I led outward in the lotus with the Eightfold path. Straight from there are four sayings of Rev. Koyo sensei and my dear mother that have helped me on my journey. Be thankful. Let go. Keep going. In oneness.

Intermingled throughout those four I placed the Bodhisattvas  vowa. I dreamt a writing out the full dharma vows from my TiSarana ceremony but the paper was too small or I was too lazy so it was Boddhisattvas vows instead as for me the represent the entire vow.

Outward from there I remind myself to say Y.E.S to (your) everyday spirituality. And spirituality is everyday because as Rev. Gyomay Kubose sensei said "The teachings are everywhere, all around us if only we open the mind's eye to see...."

I really enjoyed the assignment and look forward to creating more word mandalas.

Other's in class also presented some really nice mandalas as well.

I have attached mine.

Enjoy.

Grace and peace in oneness...