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Reiki Daily Practice

Manual (Chants and Practices, in English)

Author: Shihan William L. Chamberlin, Sensei ©Temple White Lotus, LLC. 2016 All Rights Reserved.

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Table of Contents Introduction Page 3

Daily Practice Outline Page 4

The Daily Practice Page 5

Additional Practices Page 16

The Gokai Scroll Page 19

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Introduction

This daily practice manual is intended as part of a daily Reiki practice; Reiki, from its

inception, was based upon the Reiki Precepts grounded within those of Buddhism,

specifically the Tendai Buddhist Lineages. However, in keeping with current

understandings here in the West (and thereby removing the more esoteric aspects of

Tendai Buddhism), I include here a format mostly based upon that of the Jodo Shu /

Jodo Shinshu Schools of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism.

Included are the Precepts, to be chanted in Japanese 3 Times, mindfully and

meditatively, with much reflection. This is done daily, morning and evening.

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Daily Practice Outline

All enter in Noble Silence

Make three bows toward the Gokai

Find your seat

Bell is sounded three times, reverently

Hatsurei ho (With or without symbol meditation)

Gokai is repeated

The Full Text of Usui’s Original rendition of the Precepts are recited.

Closing Recitation (unless additional practices are added)

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The Daily Practice Enter the practice space in Noble Silence…to be maintained throughout the practice.

All make three bows, to the ground if able or from the waist if not.

Find your seat and or cushion.

The Gokai Leader sounds the Temple gong / bell slowly three times.

The Gokai Leader now recites: (Bell) Kyo dake wa

(Bell) Kyo dake wa

(Bell) Kyo dake wa

The Wooden Fish is then struck, and all chant in unison in time with the wooden fish:

All Present: Shoufuku no hihoo

Manbyo no ley-yaku

Kyo dake wa

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Shimpai suna

Kansha shite

Goo hage me

Hito ni shinsetsu ni

Asa yuu gassho shite, koko-ro ni nenji, kuchi ni tonaeyo

Shin shin kaizen, Usui Reiki Ryoho

Chosso Usui Mikao

The wooden fish is then sounded


(Bell) Kyo dake wa

(Bell) Kyo dake wa


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(Silent Zazen meditation now takes place)

The Bell / Gong is sounded

All now perform Hatsurei ho and all in Noble Silence.

Step I: Relax, with hands on lap/legs, palm down…focus upon the Tenden point.

Step II: Mokunen. Recite silently to yourself, the intention, “I am going to start

Hatsurei now”

Step III: Kenyoku (dry bathing)

Step IV: Connection. Slowly raise your hands above the crown of your head, palms

up, fingertips facing each other. Visualize white light streaming into your

hands and circulating throughout your body.

Step V: Joshin Kokkyu Ho. Return hands to your lap, palms up. Breathe slowly

through your nose, focusing your attention on the breath. Upon each in

breath, light is flowing into your crown and down to your Tanden..it melts

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away all tension and ill ease. Pause. Exhale slowly, visualize that light

emitting from your entire body in all directions, off to infinity.

Step VI: Gassho. After the Gokai Leader sounds the bell, holding hands in Gassho

until the sounding of the bell again. Focus your attention upon where the

two middle fingers touch.

Step VII: Seishin Toitsu. In Gassho, breathe in white healing light into your hands,

flooding your hands and down to your Tanden. Pause. Breathe out and

visualize the light emitting from your hands.

Step VIII: If Meditation upon given symbol / energy is to be done, do so here.

Step IX: The appointed Reiki Master, if present, now gives a Reiki burst to each in

attendance…slowly, mindfully, all in Noble Silence.

Step X: Mokunen. Place hands slowly back on your lap/legs, palms down. Say

within yourself: “I’ve finished Hatsurei ho now).

Step XI: Slowly open your eyes, shake your hands up and down gently for a few

seconds, and focus back upon the Gokai, in Gassho.

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The Gokai Leader: The Temple Bell is sounded. The Gokai is again recited.



(Bell) Kyo dake wa

(Bell) Kyo dake wa

The Wooden Fish is then struck, and all chant in unison in time with the wooden fish:

All Present: Shoufuku no hihoo

Manbyo no ley-yaku

Kyo dake wa

Shimpai suna

Kansha shite

Goo hage me

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Hito ni shinsetsu ni

Asa yuu gassho shite, koko-ro ni nenji, kuchi ni tonaeyo

Shin shin kaizen, Usui Reiki Ryoho

Chosso Usui Mikao

The wooden fish is then sounded


(Bell) Kyo dake wa

(Bell) Kyo dake wa


(Brief meditation again upon the Gokkai)

Temple Bell/Gong is sounded three times

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The Gokai Leader: Kyo dakewa (Bell)

Ikaru na (Bell)

Shinpai suna (Bell)

Kansha shite (Bell)

Gyo ohagame (Bell)

Ito nishin setsuni (Bell)

All now recite the Gokai, in unison

All Present: Kyo dakewa (Bell)

Ikaru na (Bell)

Shinpai suna (Bell)

Kansha shite (Bell)

Gyo ohagame (Bell)

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Ikaru na (Bell)

Shinpai suna (Bell)

Kansha shite (Bell)

Gyo ohagame (Bell)


Everyone now recites in unison: The secret art of inviting happiness

The miraculous medicine of all diseases

Just for today,

Do not anger,

Do not worry,

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Be humble

Be honest, (maintain integrity in all dealings with

others)

Be compassionate towards yourself and all beings.

In every morning and evening join your hands in

prayer (Gassho), pray these words to your heart and

chant these words with your mouth: “Usui Reiki

Treatment for improvement of body and mind.”

Temple Bell/Gong is sounded three times


Ikaru na (Bell)

Shinpai suna (Bell)

Kansha shite (Bell)

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Gyo ohagame (Bell)


All now recite the Gokai, in unison

All Present: Kyo dakewa (Bell)

Ikaru na (Bell)

Shinpai suna (Bell)

Kansha shite (Bell)

Gyo ohagame (Bell)



Ikaru na (Bell)

Shinpai suna (Bell)

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Kansha shite (Bell)

Gyo ohagame (Bell)



(Bell) Kyo dake wa

(Bell) Kyo dake wa

All leave in Noble Silence.

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Additional Practices These additional practices or chants are based upon the Reiki symbols…any symbol

can be utilized, but if done as a group, one particular one is chosen for that day /

week or special occasion.

Chanting Meditation Practice

1. Sit down and relax. Choose the symbol you’re going to work with. If you wish, you may say the intention before the practice: I offer this practice to the benefit of all living beings.

2. Perform the introduction practice. Do the Kenyoku Ho, then put your hands in Gassho mudra, open yourself for the flow of Reiki and focus on your Hara – speak, whisper or think of an intention that you’re about to begin the chanting of the Reiki symbol.

3. Take a mala to one of your hands.

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4. Use the middle of your hand to draw a Reiki symbol in the air in front of you. 5. Speak the name of the symbol – its jumon or mantra – three times to activate

the symbol.From now on, until the end of this meditation session, you should try to keep the image of the symbol in front of you mind’s eye. If you wish, you can meditate in front of the symbol’s painting.

6. Chant the symbol’s jumon: 1. Breath in – slowly and gently. Breathe with your Diaphragm. 2. As you breath out, chant the jumon in syllabes, for example: Cho-Ku-

Rei. Try to vibrate the sound of the jumon. 3. Breath in – slowly and gently. Breathe with your Diaphragm. 4. As you breath out, chant the jumon in syllabes, for example: Cho-Ku-

Rei. Try to vibrate the sound of the jumon. 5. (…)

7. Repeat the step 6th until you’ve reached 108, 216 or 324 repetitions. 8. Ground yourself:

1. Focus on your Hara. 2. Focus on the center of Earth, or at least the ground below you. 3. Focus on your Hara.

You’re done.

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If you work with a mala, then remember – you should not cross over the 109th bead – when you reach the final 108th bead, you just turn around and count the beads all the way back until you reach the 1st bead. Then you turn around again. This way, you will never cross through the 109th bead. In some modern beliefs it is said that strong energy is colleced in the 109th bead this way. But the more traditional buddhist approach makes the 109th bead purely symbol. The fact you never cross it and never count it as a normal bead symbolizes the infinity of the spiritual practice.

Also, some people suggest that when you count on mala, you count 108 beads merely as 100 repetitions – just in case your mind slips and lose the focus on the mantra.

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