Reiki Dharma Newsletter Volume 15 December 29, 2004
Dear friends! Welcome to the 15th Reiki Dharma Newsletter. I wish you
and your loved ones happy holidays and a lovely, creative, healthy and
joyous New Year 2005 and beyond. May all beings be happy.
Another year has passed in a flash. It has enriched you with countless
moments of pleasure and pain; it has breathed through your lungs and
your skin; it has carried you on your path and it has nourished you;
it has given you a new face, a bigger heart and a broader view. It has
shown you unknown parts of yourself, and brought you closer to your
essence. This year you may have experienced what you never thought you
would. All the ups and downs, the peaks and valleys have made your life
a unique journey: what a blessing it has been! Just for today, be grateful...
I would like to invite you on a quick journey through the past year.
Please take a moment and allow the highlights of 2004 to pass in front
of your inner eye once more. What was the most valuable teaching you
received this year? Did it have to do with the way you see your self,
your relationship(s), your love or your work? Did it have to do with
changes in your lifestyle? Or did it have to do with your dreams and
aspirations, your goals and achievements? What was your most disappointing
experience this year? Look at it again with love and gratitude and see
its blessings as well its hardship. Everything has two poles. Feel what
beauty and depth the challenge has offered to you- and then... let it
go...with love. And now look at what happened in your Reiki- practice
this year. What was your most valuable experience concerning Reiki in
2004? Did it help you understand the workings of body and mind and soul
on a deeper level? Did you find that your energy level has increased,
your intuition has sharpened? Does your mind shine with more clarity
and is your heart more open than ever before? (If not- how can you improve
the above in the next twelve month?) Or did you experience any disconcerting
situation concerning Reiki this year? Look at these too, and find the
positive pole in this experience, before letting it go with love and
gratitude. Every thing has its beauty. Just for today... Be kind to
others (- and remember, that includes YOURSELF!)
Reiki and Desire
Today I would like to talk to you about Reiki and the fulfillment of
desires. Desires are the driving force in your life. From the moment
you long for your mothers breast for the first time- to your last breath:
desire decides what you do, where you go- and what you stay away from.
Take a moment to ponder about what you want from your life. Are you
satisfied? If yes, stop reading and just be as you are. Celebrate your
being, celebrate every single moment of life. Stand in the rain and
bask in the sun, without the cloud of a complaint... But- if you are
one of us- one who is still driven towards the unknown, longing for
more understanding and desiring a change for the better, read on and
do some soul- searching. Are you longing to discover new aspects of
your self and new areas of activity? Do you see areas of improvement
in the dark corners of your mind? Do you harbor the desire to be rich,
famous, good, enlightened, independent and free? Look at ALL your desires
without judgement; the so- called spiritual ones and the so - called
mundane ones. Look at them the same way you would look at a beautiful
landscape. Look at your desires with love and see the lessons they have
in store for you. In itself a desire is neither good nor bad: it just
is pure energy... without adjectives. Even a materialistic desire may
point you in the right direction. If you look at its essence it may
show you your heart's longing. Dealing with desires is an interesting
pass- time. You can either use them for spiritual transformation by
allowing them- or by restraining your self. When a desire burns in your
heart, decide which way to go.
Ancient Tantric Meditation Techniques
Look at these three meditation techniques from the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra,
an ancient Hindu scripture: 1 -When some desire comes, consider it.
Then, suddenly, quit it. 2 -In moods of extreme desire- be undisturbed.
3 -When satisfaction is found- in whatever act- actualize this... Mind
over Matter Many of us use Reiki to fulfill our desires. Countless Reiki-
Techniques are created just for that reason. We send Reiki to fill our
purse, to find a parking space, to get a certain job... We all know
from our experience that it works, because it is clear that mind rules
over matter. That means that if you want something strongly enough,
and you focus on its fulfillment, you will probably be able to achieve,
change or get it. But what if what you desire is a neurotic desire that
comes out of fear? The desire to be rich, for example, may have the
root in your fear of failure, your fear of starvation- or even your
fear of success. Take a few minutes to look at each desire like a scientist.
Lay it upon the operating table without judging it in any way- and now
dissect it. When did it first come to your mind? Remember that situation.
What is it that you want to reach with it? What will reaching it give
you that you donŐt have today? Maybe you can find what you are longing
for without fulfilling your desire- without conditions? If you find
out that the root of the desire is fear, greed or lust for power, you
can be sure of the fact that you will not do yourself a favor by fulfilling
it. On the contrary: you will postpone your own growth. Instead of working
on the fulfillment of this desire, let it go and find a desire that
will lift you out of fear, greed and the lust for power.
What hides below the surface of Desire
Below any desire lies an anticipated feeling: I may want to drive an
expensive car, because I (think, I anticipate that) I will feel worthy,
wealthy or loved and respected by the others. So it is really not the
ton of metal, the conglomeration of plastic and rubber (car) that you
want, but this anticipated feeling. What exactly is this feeling? Analyse
your desires carefully. Are you looking for love and if so from whom?
May it be that you are longing to love your self? If so, what would
be a good way of learning to love your self without being narcissistic?
Don't be afraid of loving your self: When self- consciousness is focused
on the ego it becomes neurotic- but if it is focused on your essential
nature, it becomes a blessing- like divine nectar, falling from the
heavens... Focusing on your essential nature The divine essence is everywhere.
It is the same in everyone. Whether you look at a beautiful fellow traveler,
a bird on the wing, or you feel the wind in the pine trees- wherever
you look ...you see the essence. Here... now... When you focus on the
essential, everything else stops and life just is...perfect. In this
moment all desires disappear. Is this desire really what you want? Once
you know what you want, you can begin to write the book of your life,
but beware...because you may actually get what you desire! Make sure
that what you ask for is really what you want. In 1998, I intensely
wished to go on a business- trip. And I have been traveling for seven
years!!! Are you ready to pay the price? Another aspect of desire is
that nothing in this world is for free. One must always pay for it in
some way. But the payment is not necessarily monetary. You may have
to pay with energy, work, freedom, with suffering or with LOVE!
How to fulfil a desire
Once you have decided that you want to gain or achieve a certain thing
or situation, begin by preparing yourself for receiving it. The first
thing is clarity: you must paint a clear picture of what you want. Create
a clear vision, without compromise. Once you know what you want, you
also know automatically what you donŐt want. You are then are able to
distinguish between the two clearly and the path to fulfillment is wide
open. If you are looking for a partner, for example, begin by writing
down what is important for you in a partnership. Write it down in great
detail. Then look at what you expect from your partner. What qualities
should he have. What should he look like. Do you want him to have brown
eyes or blue? What hair color do you prefer? How tall should he be?
Should he be good- looking, funny and witty, or should he be intellectual
and sexy? DonŐt judge your desires. Remember: behind every desire hides
an anticipated feeling. How do you feel when you wake up and look at
a beautiful face resting next to you (beauty-of course- is judged by
you, not by Playboy Magazine-). And then, sit back and wait for things
to unfold. Almost everything in life needs time to evolve. One of my
favourite sayings used by my spiritual teacher Osho was: "Sitting silently,
doing nothing- spring comes- and the grass grows by itself...Ó
Something personal
Before I say good bye for this year, I would like to tell you something
personal. In August 2002, I entered a small Greek chapel on the island
of Lesbos dedicated to Agios Fanourios (Saint Fanourios). This saint,
I found out today, is responsible for revelation and manifestation...
I kneeled down in front of the simple altar and lit a candle for...
A few months later I unexpectedly left Japan and my wife, and returned
to Germany. About a month later, life placed me into a lovely sanctuary
of the heart with my Greek Beloved, Bhakti. The moment I met her, all
my desires in life were fulfilled except the one I had asked Saint Fanourios
for in that small Greek chapel. And now this desire is in the final
stage of a 9 month- process of being fulfilled: My beloved companion
is pregnant and we are expecting a baby daughter to be born within the
next two weeks. Our hearts are open to receive your love and distant
healing for the joyous birth of Christina Petter and to the two of us:
Bhakti Georgia Mouriki and Frank Arjava Petter, Am Seestern 12, 40547
Duesseldorf, Germany. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts...
Those of you, who are not sure how to do it, will find the instructions
below: To send Reiki to a situation that is not clearly defined in time,
draw the distant healing symbol once. Repeat its Mantra three times
and then say the name or the description of the situation you want the
Reiki to go to three times. Then decide the time frame. In our case,
please ask for the Reiki to switch on when the birthing process begins,
until two hours after it is complete.
Book News Presently, I am working on a book on Tantra and still writing
more and more stories.
Reiki Dharma Workshops
In the beginning of 2005 we will take it easy and the first course
at our house will take place from January 26-30, 2005. I will offer
an English class in Jikiden Reiki One and Two, in the lineage of Chiyoko
Yamaguchi and her son Tadao Yamaguchi, before inviting Tadao- San again
in July of 2005. Please check our schedule occasionally at http://www.ReikiDharma.com
if you are interested. It will soon be updated... With love and gratitude
from Germany Your friend,
Frank Arjava Petter
Copyright © 2004 by Frank Arjava Petter
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