INITIATION
TO THE MASTER SYMBOL DAI-KO-MYO
Some Reiki practitioners, after
having experimented for a while with the possibilities and potentials
of Second Level, simply wish to complete their energy learning
for their personal growth, for an even deeper need for meditation,
within the very heart of Reiki, Dai-Ko-Myo.
The Third Level (3A) brings Reiki
to full circle, in a way, considering the passage from the manual
phase (First Level) to the creative phase (Second Level), eventually
reaching the "emotional-spiritual" phase, that is to
say the essence of Reiki, the "Great Shining Light",
Dai-Ko-Myo.
The First Level plays on an intentional
approach of “not-doing”, since it’s the energy
itself which acts as needed and where needed, and the Reiki practitioner
simply lays his or her hands and trusts the intelligence and loving
intention of the energy.
The Second Level plays on a different
approach involving the presence of a direction, an intentional
use of our will and responsibility: in a word, “doing”.
As a supreme synthesis of thesis
and antithesis – which however don’t oppose each other
– the Third Level opens the gates to the dimension of a
higher, more aware “not doing”: a “letting go”,
a dynamic balance of relaxation and concentration, a
communion with energy itself.
Those who grasp the spirit of
Reiki live this “not-doing” by emptying their mind
(letting go of worry, need, desire, purpose) to let the energy
flow free, to be one with it, to enjoy the full harmony of silence.
Those who reach the Third Level,
though, don’t just get lazy and let things happen by themselves;
on the contrary, they don’t let their “doing”
interfere with the voice of their feeling, their heart, their
spirit. The inner compass guiding them on the path with a heart
of its own passes no judgement: it leads to things in the present
time and place, to seeing them as they are, without pride, guilt
or fear.
Through this very same path, Dai-Ko-Myo
brings growth and maturity to the thought that as long as there
is inner balance, the right thing will always happen.
The Third Level harmonization
transmits a new and powerful impulse towards growth; the emotional
and spiritual spheres come into play, and perception increases
towards a new and more refined sensitivity.
Of course, this requires even
more balance and responsibility – though it stimulates such
requirements at the same time – because our pride and self-importance
are always there (through the ever-present voice of the Ego),
and can at any time pollute our feeling, the voice of our heart.
The Third Level “invites”
us to a perpetual “voyage” of exploration and meditation
within our most intimate spiritual dimension and helps us get
in touch with realities beyond the sensible world.
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