__The story of Reiki, as told by some
_Reiki is said to be an ancient system of healing that was rediscovered
in the 1800s by a Japanese doctor of letters and learned in medicine
and Buddhism, by the name of Mikao Usu (see below).
There are several stories that illustrate the origins of this healing art. The western version, reformulated, it is said, by Hawayo Takata (a disciple down the line) to fit western culture, and so differs greatly in many respects from the one offered by the Reiki researchers and the story that I learned upon receiving my own master level. I offer information that to me sounds most probable, however, as Buddha himself said, “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
There are several stories that illustrate the origins of this healing art. The western version, reformulated, it is said, by Hawayo Takata (a disciple down the line) to fit western culture, and so differs greatly in many respects from the one offered by the Reiki researchers and the story that I learned upon receiving my own master level. I offer information that to me sounds most probable, however, as Buddha himself said, “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”