Usui Reiki Ryoho: Gassho

zondag 17 augustus 2008

Gassho

Gassho means' two hands come together. "
The left hand represents the moon in the esoteric Buddhism, the right hand the sun. Each finger of both hands also represents one of the five elements:

emptiness, air, fire, water and earth (from thumb to little finger).

The fingertips represent insight, activity, observation, responsiveness and form (from thumb to pink). From esoteric view the sun, moon and all the elements come together, when you join your hands together. The circle is closed.
Concentration of our attention on the middle fingers points out to the aspect of fire during the meditation: the awareness is connecting to the unconscious elements.

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Handmudra series (Buddhism)

Sitting on your chair or yogamat:

- put your hands before you - at shoulder height - with your handpalms directed to your face for confidence;

- keep hands at shoulder height, but now with the palms the other side around (turn the backs of your hands to you) for courage and equal cheerfulness;

- and from this mudra fold your hands to each other in Gassho, touch your mouth with the thumbs, and forward both hands making a bowl; then bring thumb and forefinger together on each hand separately;

- direct you dominant hand with thumb and forefinger as a laser on your forehead chakra wisdom and insight; and let your other hand with thumb and forefinger together rest on your thigh for the connection.

Now you truly feel an enlightened Buddha, completely in harmony with yourself.

Namaste

Choose a waka (for every day) for spiritual consciousness

Me ni mie nu kami ni mukaite
hajizaru wa hito no kokoro
no makoto nari keri

You have a right pure soul,
if you have nothing to be
ashamed of in front of God,
whom you cannot see,
who knows you all.
I wish everyone had such a soul

Ten wo urami hito
wo togainuru araji
waga ayamachi wo
omoikaesaba

I have consecutive
unhappiness and pain
that I cannot control.
Easy to think that there is no God,
I tend to think that the other person is to blame for all.
Is this really
blamed on other person?
Am I always right without any fault?
No, I can remember that
I also have many faults.
This is blamed on me, I know
that this is the result I bring,
and now I am free from ill feeling

Asamidori sumiwatari
taru oozora no hiroki
wo ono ga kokoro tomogana

I stand at the green springtime field,
looking up at the broad
clear blue sky,
and I wish my mind
were like that sky

5 principles of Mikao Usui for every day

For today

Don´t be angry
(because anger is an illusion)

Dont´be worried
(because fear and worries distract)

Be grateful
(because there´s a lot to be grateful for; hard times are periods of growth)

Be devoted to all your work that has to be done
(because a good motivation leads to effort, inspiration en again to new stimulations -> new inspiration)

Be kind to everyone
(show compassion, not only for others but also for yourself, just to be able to see yourself and others the way we are). Don´t confuse compassion with pity; it´s no use for anybody'.

Gassho meditation

Gassho Gassho literally means "two hands come together". A meditation exercise, sitting on the ground or on a chair - for the strengthening and development of your life. You keep your hands in a relaxed way to your heart collapsed in Gassho position. Preferably every morning and every evening for 20 to 30 minutes. Close your eyes, wherever you are and you concentrate fully on the point where your two middle fingers meet and end. Forget the world around you and let all your thougths quietly come into your mind, but let them loose again and return back with your concentration to the the point where you two middle fingers meet. It is quite natural that thoughts or images during this meditation are coming up and deduce you. That does not matter. Let them come, but let them loose again, and then come back to that point where those two middle fingers meet. When you succeed in doing this meditation for three months, each morning and evening, you will acquire a great inner peace, and will strengthen your energy.

Usui Reiki Ryoho