The Secret of Inviting Happiness

The Most Basic truth on earth is the Common Knowledge of the Four Directions. East, South, West and North are The Cardinal Points on the compass and are used world wide for discerning where we are and navigating our way Home. 

                                                                      East                         South                         West                       North

Time of Day Dawn	Dawn	Noon	Sunset	Midnight
Time of Year	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
Time of Life	Childhood	Adolescence	Youth	Adult
Space	Being (Individual)	Dwelling (Shelter)	Nature (Outside)	Humanity (Interaction)
The Four Bodies	Acting Body Gross A	Thinking Body Subtle -U-	Feeling Body Causal M	Divine Body Atmic OM
Divine Nature	Innocence	Purity	Love	Wisdom
The Four Healing Symbols of Reiki Ryoho

The Law of Attraction has been called the Secret. It shows us that whatever we place our attention on, hold in our thoughts, intentions and feelings we get more of. If we hold in our thoughts, intentions and feelings “I want more money” we will draw into our life “wanting more money”. If we hold in our thoughts, intentions and feelings “I don’t have enough” we will get more of not having enough. If we hold in our thoughts, intentions and feelings negative thoughts we will get more negative etc.
 

The good thing about the Law of Attraction is that positive thoughts and feelings are100 times more powerful than negative thoughts. If we hold, in our thoughts intentions and feelings, thankfulness for what we have and receive then we will receive more of that we are thankful for. If we hold in our thoughts, intentions and feelings the Presence of Our One Creator we will receive more of the Presence of Our One Creator in our lives.

We may have some negative thoughts along the way but the thoughts of Our One Creator, and the attributes of Our One Creator such as Love, Peace, Abundance, Joy, Love and Happiness are much greater than negative thought patterns and will overcome negativity if practiced even just a little. When we find ourselves thinking about something and start feeling bad we know that our thoughts are upon something negative. We can then change how we feel by changing what we are thinking about.

We surrender to Love as we open ourselves to the Reiki Energy. Guidance through the Grace of God becomes a natural part of our daily lives and we are shown, through our practice, the positive thoughts, intentions and feelings that bring us Healing, Peace, Abundance, Joy, Love and Happiness. 

The Manifestation of the Material Universe is caused by the Love and Attention of The Great Being upon the Field of All Possibilities, The Quantum Field, The Unified Field.  The Material Universe operates under One Fundamental Law composed of Four Principles. 

• 1. Matter- Tamas 
• 2. Energy- Rajas 
• 3. Light- Sattwa 
• 4. Duality- Prakriti

 
The Four Modes of Divine Nature 

• 1. Innocence- (Consciousness) (5 Senses, 7 Anatomical Systems) (Gross Body) (Universe)
• 2. Purity- (Collective Consciousness) (5 Pranas within the body, 7 Auras around the body) (Subtle Body) (Akasha)
• 3. Love- (Cosmic Consciousness) (5 Front Body Chakras, 7 Chakras on the spine) (Causal Body) (The Heavens)
• 4. Wisdom- (Divine Consciousness) (Meridian System and its Conceptual Vessel, Governing Vessel and 12 pairs of Organ Meridians) (Atmic Body) (The Godhead)

Surrender to Love

1. The Mode of Ignorance- Ignorance is the State of Ignoring. We ignore Love, Our Own Divine Nature and Our One Creator and become willing subjects of the Current of the Inertia of Matter and experience Suffering and Unhappiness. (Tamas)
The Mode of  Innocence- When we begin to Remember Our One Creator and Our Own Divine Nature we Return to Innocence.

2. The Mode of Passion- The energy of the universe engages our senses with desire for the material nature. When there is never enough we have entered into the Mode of Passion. (Rajas)
The Mode of Purity- When our senses become engaged with Our One Creator impurities are cast off and we return to Our Own Divine Nature. 

3. The Mode of Works-  The Light of our life is the sun and stars, the seasons, seedtime and harvest time. We recognize that what we sow and we reap. In our own eyes we do good works to help people so we can receive material blessings. We receive Good Karma. This leads us to act through the legalistic system of Karma with ulterior motives, to get gain of the material world. We become attached to the fruits of our actions and enter the Mode of Legalism. (Sattwa)
The Mode of Love- We begin to sow everything in Unconditional Love, without attachment to the outcome, without attachment to the fruits of our actions and without thought of reward. We Love simply because we can. We Return to Love through the Gift of Grace. In this way we do Good Works that Honor God and Humanity and begin to transcend Karma. 

4. The Mode of Illusion- We enter the Duality of the Universe, forget Our Own Divine Nature, think the Universe is all there is to life and enter the Mode of Illusion. (Prakriti)
The Mode of Wisdom- When we begin to recognize the Omnipresence of Our One Creator in us and all around us in the universe, in all things and in all beings, we return to Wisdom. 

• Rei - means "Divine Love", "Divine Wisdom" or "Love and Wisdom of Our One Creator"
• Ki - (Chi, Prana) means “Vital Energy” or “Life Force Energy”, “Unified Field Energy” which flows in and through everything 
• Reiki - The essence of Life Force or Vital Energy guided by The Divine Love and Wisdom of Our One Creator. 

 

The old form Kanji (Japanese system of writing) as written on the precepts by Usui Sensei, best describes the system known as Reiki Ryoho. It is easily explainable as follows: Reiki- On the earth stands a shaman (healer) with his arms raised against the sky. From the heaven the rain comes down with lifesaving energy consisting of 3 parts, Light, Love and Wisdom. The shaman (healer) acts as a channel (channeling this energy down to all the people of the Earth). The Reiki Teacher is the channel when s/he initiates students and practitioner is the shaman (healer), when s/he channels this spiritual energy to the people treated.

 

Rei – Strokes, 24. Consists of 3 parts. Top is rain, middle is things and bottom is Shaman. Rei means "spirit or spiritual". The Japanese dictionary defines Rei as: (1) Spirit; the spiritual aspect of the human being as contrasted to the physical. (2) Divine, numinous, charismatic, supernatural, mysterious. (3) The luminosity of the spirit; the luminosity of a God or Sage. (4) Inconceivable spiritual ability; charismatic power; charisma; wonderful; a wonder. (5) A rainmaker, a diviner; a person or being with spiritual or supernatural powers. (6) A shaman. (7) Goodness; good, excellent, efficacious. (8) Clever, nimble, sharp. (9) Life. (10) A living being; a human being. (11) A supernatural (mythical) beast or being; a fairy, an elf. (12) Pure, undefined, unpolluted. (13) Bright, clear.

 

Ki – Strokes, 10. Consists of Breath with rice (Rice in Japan is sometimes used as a synonym for people). Ki means "energy". The Japanese dictionary defines Ki as: (1)Vital energy connected with the breath. Invisible life-force, somewhat equivalent to the Indian Prana. (2) In the view of Zhuxi and other Neo-Confucians, the material force of the Universe. The generative forces of heaven and earth, by means of which all things are constantly reproduced. (3) Air. (4) Breath, steam.

Note: Above Kanji explanations from: 
http://www.angelfire.com/az/SpiritMatters/intro1.html#ryoho 
Southwestern Usui Reiki Ryoho Association
 
 

Reiki Ryoho is a gift of Love and Grace given to Dr. Mikao Usui while he was fasting. The Gift of Reiki Ryoho is a miracle, beyond Dr. Usui's own achievements, levels of learning and beyond his own efforts.  The Gift of Reiki Ryoho was given to Mikao Usui by "Our One Creator" to share with the whole family of humanity.

"I've never been given this method by anybody nor studied to get psychic power to heal. I accidentally realized that I have received healing power when I felt the air in mysterious way during fasting. So I have a hard time explaining exactly even I am the founder." 
                                                                                                                                                                               Dr. Mikao Usui

From ancient times whenever someone develops a secret method the one would teach this to the people among family, as a legacy for the later generations of the family living. That idea, not to open to the public and keep that sacred method in the family, is really the past century's bad custom. 

In modern days we have to live together. That's going to be the basis of happiness, earnestly wanting social progress. 

That's why I definitely won't allow to keep this for myself. Our Reiki Ryoho is a creative idea, which no one has developed before and there is nothing like this in this world. Therefore I am going to open this idea to anybody for the peoples benefit and welfare. 

And everyone will receive the blessing from God. With this, expect everyone to have soul and oneness. 

Our Reiki Ryoho is an original therapy method using the power based on Reiki, which is a universal power in the universe. 
With this,  first for human beings themselves to be strong and healthy.  Then to improve the thoughts,  to be mild and healthy, and human life to be pleasant. 

Nowadays inside and outside of living we need improvement and restructuring away from illness and suffering, many fellows have worrying mind out of illness and accident. 

I dare to openly teach this method. 

Q. What is Usui Reiki Ryoho? 
A. Graciously I have received Meiji Emperor's last injunctions. For achieving my teachings, training and improving physically and spiritually and walking in a right path as a human being, first we have to heal our spirit. Secondly we have to keep our body healthy. If our spirit is healthy and conformed to the truth, body will get healthy naturally. Usui Reiki Ryoho's missions are to lead peaceful and happy life, heal others and improve happiness of others and ourselves. 

Q. Is there any similarity to hypnotism, Kiai method, religious method or any other methods? 
A. No, there is no similarity to any of those methods. This method is to help body and spirit with intuitive power, which I've received after long and hard training. 

Q. Then, is it psychic method of treatment? 
A. Yes, you could say that. But you could also say it is physical method of treatment.  The reason why is Ki and light are emanated from healer's body, especially from eyes, mouth and hands. So if healer stares or breathes on or strokes with hands at the affected area such as toothache, colic pain, stomachache, neuralgia, bruises, cuts, burns and other swellings with pain will be gone. However a chronic disease is not easy, it's needed some time. But a patient will feel improvement at the first treatment. There is a fact more than a novel how to explain this phenomenon with modern medicine. If you see the fact you would understand. Even people who use sophistry can not ignore the fact. 

Q. Do I have to believe in Usui Reiki Ryoho to get better result? 
A. No. It's not like a psychological method of treatment or hypnosis or other kind of mental method. There is no need to have a consent or admiration. It doesn't matter if you doubt, reject or deny it. For example, it is effective to children and very ill people who are not aware of any consciousness, such as a doubt, rejection or denying. There may be one out of ten who believes in my method before a treatment. Most of them learn the benefit after first treatment then they believe in the method. 

Q. Can any illness be cured by Usui Reiki Ryoho? 
A. Any illness such as psychological or an organic disease can be cured by this method. 

Q. Does Usui Reiki Ryoho only heal illness? 
A. No. Usui Reiki Ryoho does not only heal illness. Mental illness such as agony, weakness, timidity, irresolution, nervousness and other bad habit can be corrected. Then you are able to lead happy life and heal others with mind of God or Buddha. That becomes principle object. 

Q. How does Usui Reiki Ryoho work? 
A. I've never been given this method by anybody nor studied to get psychic power to heal. I accidentally realized that I have received healing power when I felt the air in mysterious way during fasting. So I have a hard time explaining exactly even I am the founder. Scholars and men of intelligence have been studying this phenomenon but modern science can't solve it. But I believe that day will come naturally. 

Q. Does Usui Reiki Ryoho use any medicine and are there any side effects? 
A. Never uses medical equipment. Staring at affected area, breathing onto it, stroking with hands, laying on of hands and patting lightly with hands are the way of treatment. 

Q. Do I need to have knowledge of medicine? 
A. My method is beyond a modern science so you do not need knowledge of medicine. If brain disease occurs, I treat a head. If it's a stomachache, I treat a stomach. If it's an eye disease, I treat eyes. You don't have to take bitter medicine or stand for hot moxa treatment. It takes short time for a treatment with staring at affected area or breathing onto it or laying on of hands or stroking with hands. These are the reason why my method is very original. 

Q. What do famous medical scientists think of this method? 
A. The famous medical scientists seem very reasonable. European medical scientists have severe criticism towards medicine. 
To return to the subject, Dr. Nagai of Teikoku Medical University says, "we as doctors do diagnose, record and comprehend illnesses but we don't know how to treat them." 
Dr. Kondo says, "It is not true that medical science made a great progress. It is the biggest fault in the modern medical science that we don't take notice of psychological affect. 
Dr. Kuga says, "it is a fact that psychological therapy and other kind of healing treatment done by healers without doctor's training works better than doctors, depending on type of illnesses or patient's personality or application of treatment. Also the doctors who try to repel and exclude psychological healers without doctor's training are narrow-minded. 
From Nihon Iji Shinpo- It is obvious fact that, doctors, medical scientists and pharmacists recognize the affect of my method and become a pupil. 

Q. What is the government's reaction? 
A. On February 6th, 1922, at the Standing Committee on Budget of House of Representatives, a member of the Diet Dr. Matsushita asked for government's view about the fact that people who do not have doctor's training have been treating many patients with psychological or spiritual method of treatment. 
Mr. Ushio, a government delegate says, "a little over 10 years ago people thought hypnosis is a work of long-nosed goblin but nowadays study has been done and it's applied to mentally ill patients. It is very difficult to solve human intellect with just science. Doctors follow the instruction how to treat patients by medical science, but it's not a medical treatment such as electric therapy or just touching with hands to all illnesses." So my Usui Reiki Ryoho does not violate the Medical Practitioners Law or Shin-Kyu (acupuncture and moxa treatment) Management Regulation. 

Q. People would think that this kind of healing power is gifted to the selected people, not by training. 
A. No, that isn't true. Every existence has healing power. Plants, trees, animals, fish and insects, but especially a human as the lord of creation has remarkable power. Usui Reiki Ryoho is materialized the healing power that human has. 

Q. Then, can anybody receive Denju (first teaching) of Usui Reiki Ryoho? 
A. Of course, a man, woman, young or old, people with knowledge or without knowledge, anybody who has a common sense can receive the power accurately in a short time and can heal selves and others. I have taught to more than one thousand people but no one is failed. Everyone is able to heal illness with just Shoden. You may think it is inscrutable to get the healing power in a short time but it is reasonable. It's the feature of my method that heals difficult illnesses easily. 

Q. If I can heal others, can I heal myself? 
A. If you can't heal yourself, how can you heal others. 

Q. How can I receive Okuden? 
A. Okuden includes Hatsureiho, patting with hands method, stroking with hands method, pressing with hands method, telesthetic method and propensity method. I will teach it to people who have learned Shoden and who are good students, good conduct and enthusiasts. 

Q. Is there higher level more than Okuden? 
A. Yes, there is a level called Shinpiden. 
 
 

It is called 'toku' that people experience by culture and training, and 'koh' that people practice teaching and the way to save people. ('koh' + 'toku'= 'kudoku; Kou = distinguished service, honor, credit, achievement; Toku = a virtue, morality) 

Only the person who has high virtue and does good deeds can be called a great founder and leader. From ancient times, among wisemen, philosophers, geniuses and (a phrases that means - very straight and having the right kind of integrity), the founders of a new teaching or new religion are like that. We could say that Usui Sensei was one of them. 

Usui "Sensei" (literally "he who comes before", thus teacher, or respected person) newly started the method that would change mind and body for better by using universal power. People hearing of his reputation and wanting to learn the  method, or who wanted to have the therapy, gathered around from all over. It was truly prosperous. 
(by "therapy" is meant the Usui Ryoho - Usui ancestral remedy - of his Usui-Do teachings, including the 5 principles.)

Sensei's common name is Mikao and other name was Gyoho (perhaps his spiritual name). He was born in the Taniai-mura (village) in the Yamagata district of Gifu prefecture (Taniai is now part of Miyama Village). His ancestor's name is Tsunetane Chiba. (a very famous Samurai  who had played an active part as a military commander between the end of Heian Period and the beginning of Kamakura Period (1180-1230) However  Hirsohi Doi revealed at URRI 2000 that Tsunetane was a son of Tsuneshige, who was 1st son of Tsunekane, and that Usui Sensei is descended from Tsuneyasu, the 3rd son of Tsunekane.)His father's name was Uzaemon (this was his popular name; his given name was 
Taneuji ). His mother's maiden name was Kawai. 

Sensei was born in the first year of the Keio period, called Keio Gunnen (1865), on August 15th. From what is known, he was a talented and hard working student. His ability was far superior. After he grew up, he traveled to Europe, America and China to study (yes, it actually says that!). He wanted to be a success in life, but couldn't achieve it; often he was unlucky and in need. But he didn't give up and he disciplined himself to study more and more. 

One day he went to Kuramayama to start an asceticism. (it says "shyu gyo" - a very strict process of spiritual training using meditation and fasting.)  On the beginning of the 21st day, suddenly he felt one large Reiki over his head and he comprehended the truth. At that moment he got Reiki "Ryoho" (This term originally meant ancestral remedy or therapy.) 

When he first tried this on himself, then tried this on his family, good results manifested instantly. Sensei said that it is much better to share this pleasure with the public at large than to keep this knowledge to our family. (it was customary to keep such knowledge in the family to increase their power) In April of the 11th year of the Taisho period (1922) he moved his residence to Harajuku, Aoyama, Tokyo. (this is next to the Meiji Outer Gardens and the huge Aoyama Cemetery.) There he founded "Gakkai." (a learning society)  He taught Reiki Ryoho. (According to his student Tenon-in, who in 2003 is 106, Sensei was teaching his spiritual method simply called "his method," referred to by his students as "Usui-Do." It was based upon the concepts he wrote called Usui Reiki Ryoho.) People came from far and near and asked for the guidance and therapy, and many shoes lined up outside of the building.  (In Japan you take your shoes off at the door.)

In September of the twelfth year of the Taisho period (1923), there were many injured and sick people all over Tokyo because of the Kanto earthquake and fire. Sensei felt deep anxiety. Everyday he went around in the city to treat them. We could not count how many people were treated and saved by him. During this emergency situation, his relief activity was that of reaching out his hands of love to suffering people. His relief activity was generally like that. (Mr. Hiroshi Doi was told that Sensei would actually lay on the ground and give Reiki from his hands and feet to at least 4 people at  time.) 

After that, his learning place became too small. In February of the 14th year of the Taisho period (1925), he built and moved to a new one (a dojo or training hall) outside Tokyo in Nakano. (Nakano is now part of Tokyo.) Because his fame had risen still more, he was invited to many places in Japan, often. In answering those requests, he went to Kure, then to Hiroshima, to Saga and reached Fukuyama. (Fukuyama was also the location of Sensei's creditors - his final trip was mainly to meet with them)  It was during his stay in Fukuyama that he unexpectedly got sick and died. He was 62 years old. (In Western terms, Sensei was  60 - born August 15, 1865; died March 9, 1926 as per his grave marker; however, in old Japan, you are "1" when born and turn another year older at the start of the new year.)

His wife was from Suzuki family; her name was Sadako. They had a son and a daughter. The son's name was Fuji who carried on the Usui family (meaning the property, business, family name, etc. Born in 1908 or 1909, at the time of his father's death Fuji was 19 in Japanese years. We learned that Fuji may have taught Reiki in Taniai  village. According to the Usui family grave stone, the daughter's name was Toshiko, and she died in September 23, 1935 at the age of 22 in Japanese years. Sensei also taught his wife's niece who was a Tendai Buddhist Nun. As of this writing (2003) she is still alive - approximately 108)

Sensei was very mild, gentle and humble by nature. He was physically big and strong yet he kept smiling all the time. However, when something happened, he prepared towards a solution with firmness and patience. He had many talents. He liked to read, and his knowledge was very deep of history, biographies, medicine, theological books like Buddhism Kyoten (Buddhist bible) and bibles (scriptures), psychology, jinsen no jitsu (god hermit technique), the science of direction, ju jitsu (he also learned Judo from Jigoro Kano, according to Tenon-in), incantations (the "spiritual way of removing sickness and evil from the body"), the science of divination, physiognomy (face reading) and the I Ching.  I think that Sensei's training in these, and the culture which was based on this knowledge and experience, led to the key to perceiving Reiho. (short for "Reiki Ryoho") Everybody would agree with me. (The origins of the Usui-Do system are now known to be from Taoism and Shinto brought to Japan from China, probably around the 5th century.) 

Looking back, the main purpose of Reiho was not only to heal diseases, but also to have right mind and healthy body so that people would enjoy and experience happiness in life. Therefore when it comes to teaching, first let the student understand well the Meiji Emperor's admonitory, then in the morning and in the evening let them chant and have in mind the five precepts which are:

First we say, today don't get angry. 
Secondly we say, don't worry. 
Third we say, be thankful. 
Fourth we say, endeavor your work. 
Fifth we say, be kind to people. 

(My friend Emiko Arai was very firm about the above wording.)

This is truly a very important admonitory. This is the same way wisemen and saints disciplined themselves since ancient times. Sensei named these the "secret methods of inviting happiness", "the spiritual medicine of many diseases" to clarify his purpose to teach. Moreover, his intention was that a teaching method should be as simple as possible and not difficult to understand. Every morning and every evening, sit still in silence with your hands in prayer (gassho) and chant the affirmations,  then a pure and healthy mind would be nurtured. It was the true meaning of this to practice this in daily life, using it. (i.e. put it into practical use) This is the reason why Reiho became so popular. (see the my document on the Usui Precepts for more on this.) 

Recently the world condition has been in transition. There is not little change in people's thought. (i.e. it's changing a lot) Fortunately, if Reiho can be spread throughout the world, it must not be a little help (i.e. it's a big help) for people who have a confused mind or who do not have morality. Surely Reiho is not only for healing chronic diseases and bad habits. 

The number of the students of Sensei's teaching reaches over 2,000 people already. (This number may also include the students' students) Among them senior students who remained in Tokyo are carrying on Sensei's learning place and the others in different provinces also are trying to spread Reiki as much as possible. (Dr. Hayashi took title to the dojo in November, 1926 and together with Admiral Taketomi and Admiral Ushida, re-located it to his clinic in Shinano Machi in 1926, and ran it as a hospice.) Although Sensei died, Reiho has to be spread and to be known by many people in the long future. Aha! What a great thing that Sensei has done to have shared this Reiho, which he perceived himself, to the people unsparingly. 

Now many students converged at this time and decided to build this memorial at Saihoji Temple in the Toyotama district (local boundaries have changed and the Saihoji temple has been in Nakano district (1986) and is now in Suginami district) to make clear his benevolence and to spread Reiho to the people in the future. I was asked to write these words. Because I deeply appreciate his work and also I was moved by those thinking to be honored to be a student of Sensei, I accepted this work instead of refusing to do so. I would sincerely hope that people would not forget looking up to Usui Sensei with respect. (The location of the burial plot and memorial may have been the work of the Admirals and the URR Gakkai.  Usui Sensei was confirmed by his living students Tenon-in and Suzuki-sensei to have been a devout Tendai until his death.  Yet the Saihoi temple is a Pure Land sect or Jodo Shu Buddhist temple.) 

Edited by "ju-san-i" ("subordinate third rank, the Junior Third Court (Rank) -- an honorary title), Doctor of Literature, Masayuki Okada. 

Written (brush strokes) by Navy Rear Admiral, "ju-san-i kun-san-tou ko-yon-kyu" ("subordinate third rank, the Junior Third Court (Rank), 3rd order of merit,  4th class of service" -- again, an honorary title) Juzaburo Ushida. (also pronounced Gyuda) 

Second Year of Showa (1927), February 
 
 

It was previously thought that the Affirmations were derived from the words of the Meiji Emperor, but on my trip to Japan in November 2000 I learned the following from Hiroshi Doi-sensei in his Reiki Master class. 

"Usui Sensei created (the) Gokai (the 5 principles) getting hints from a book "Kenzon no Gebri" written by Dr. Bizan Suzuki (published in March, 1914.)  The book says "Just for today, do not get angry, do not feel fear, be honest, work hard, and be kind to others." 

* "Gassho" means "hands together". Hold your hands together in prayer position, in front of the chest, at the heart, like "Namaste". 

Note by Richard Rivard: "It was previously thought that the Affirmations were derived from the words of the Meiji Emperor, but on my trip to Japan in November 2000 I learned the following from Hiroshi Doi-sensei in his Reiki Master class." 
"Usui Sensei created (the) Gokai (the 5 principles) getting hints from a book "Kenzon no Gebri" written by Dr. Bizan Suzuki (published in March, 1914.)  The book says "Just for today, do not get angry, do not feel fear, be honest, work hard, and be kind to others." (Richard Rivard- http://www.threshold.ca/reiki/Usui-Gainen.html) 

The Reiki Principles, Concepts or  Ideals have been shared in many ways since the time of Dr. Usui. Each version gives some insight into their meaning and application. 

Reiki Ryoho is usually taught in three or four levels called “Degrees”. What is taught in each degree varies from Reiki Master to Reiki Master. Some Reiki Masters combine Reiki III and IV into one degree- Third Degree Master/Teacher or Reiki III- Master/Teacher. In Japan the four degrees are called Shoden, Okuden, Shinpiden and Shinan. Whether Reiki Ryoho is Shared in Three or Four Degrees, there are Four Distinct Levels of Reiki Ryoho and Four Distinct Attunements of Reiki Ryoho that naturally unfold from Reiki Ryoho itself. 

• Shoden- (Reiki I) (1st Degree Reiki Practitioner) 
• Okuden- (Reiki II) (2nd Degree Reiki Practitioner)
• Shinpiden-(Reiki III) (3rd Degree Reiki Master/Practitioner) (ART- Advanced Reiki Training) 
• Shihan- (Reiki IV) (4th Degree- Master/Teacher)
 

The Nature of Reiki Ryoho
 

There are probably as many viewpoints about what Reiki is as there are people practicing Reiki. It has been described as everything from a Hands on Healing System to a Path of Enlightenment. Reiki is a Path of Learning Truth. Truth is the knowledge and practice that sets us free from suffering, sickness and unhappiness. 
Dr. Usui stated in his interview, "If our spirit is healthy and conformed to the Truth, body will get healthy naturally." 
Dr. Usui also said, "I am going to open this idea to anybody for the peoples benefit and welfare. And everyone will receive the blessing from God. With this, expect everyone to have soul and oneness. Our Reiki Ryoho is an original therapy method using the power based on Reiki, which is a universal power in the universe. With this, first for human beings themselves to be strong and healthy, Then to improve the thoughts, to be mild and healthy, and human life to be pleasant."