Morning Prayer
One of my favorite resources is * The Reiki Sourcebook , published in 2003 by Bronwen and Frans Siene. A practice I include most days is the Morning Prayer ( Sourcebook, p 239) . Included among the 'Western techniques,' this practice comes from a Japanese teacher, Shingo Sakuma. Offering the prayer, I like to go outside, stand on my front walk and face the East and rising sun. Clouds at sunrise Hands in Gasshô , bow three times Clap your hands 2 times - purifying the space around you Repeat in Japanese or English three times: HARAE - TAMAE (cleanse all) KIYOME - TAMAE (purify all) MAMORI - TAMAE (protect all) SAKIHAE - TAMAE (may all beings be happy) The Sun's mantra (3x) A-ME-TE-RA-SU OO MI-KAMI Make a personal wish/ names of those you're praying for (3x) KAMNAGARA - TAMACHI - HAEMASE (as the God wishes) Gasshô - bow one time and give thanks. When i began this prayer practice, I wrote the Japanese words on a card, an...