More on Reiki and Money
Money is not the problem. Reiki teaches
that the world works more smoothly when there is a "win-win" situation
between everyone that co-operates in a common task. If a practitioner
desires to "gift" someone with a treatment, there is nothing wrong
with that; I personally feel that if the recipient does offer some
form of "exchange", it should be accepted with "gratitude" by the
practitioner, otherwise, the recipient may think that the practitioner
is "better" than s/he. If the practitioner "gives" something, then
s/he needs to give it freely, without expectation (then or in the
future). Otherwise, the practitioner will continue to "save stamps"
(collect negative thoughts) and may one day trade in all the "stamps
collected" and feel that s/he has the right to take all his/her
frustrations (over lack of worthiness) out on one of his "clients".
This is a matter of perspective..... and little more. The world runs
on energy..... things get done to better our circumstances......
individually or collectively. For that, there is usually some "need"
that can be fulfilled in trade for a service rendered. This does not
have to be in the form of money; it can be as simple as a hug...... a
smile...... a compliment. All it takes is that the recipient of the "
service" thinks about what the provider might need. This "
thoughtfulness" keeps the machinery of progress well-oiled. Everyone
wins. Take one part of the equation out of the formula, and there is a
possibility of "disaster". We all need something...... a service we
don't have time to perform ourselves, or the know-how to accomplish,
or money enough to pay for it, etc. If we ask someone to do something
for us, we better be aware that person has taken the time from their
own schedule of doing for themselves, and that deserves some form of
showing-of-gratitude/re-payment. This issue is about "flow" also......
. if a practitioner provides a treatment, that gets "Universal energy"
flowing in one direction. If nothing is accepted for the time,
training, service, then the practitioner is stopping the
flow/abundance that comes through another back to them. That is "
one-sided" and can have the effect of creating karmic lessons that may
require additional lifetimes in physical incarnations. This pattern
may also stop the flow in the recipient's life..... because everything
that we do, teaches others what we believe about our own lifes; in
other words, we teach others by our actions/way-of-being. When we also
explain and encourage exchange for everything we give and receive, we
are showing others that we value Reiki; if we don't ask and accept,
it may be showing others that we don't have much faith in what it can
accomplish. One more thought (at this time)........ if any reader does
not agree with the above statements, then consider this. If we give
(from the heart), accepting what is offered in return, and that not
everyone can give material energy, then please accept that when you
give in gratitude, everything that you need will come back to you; not
necessarily from the same source given.... but from somewhere. This
'Law' works wonders in our lives.
|