Karuna Reiki

The word Karuna is a Sanskrit word that means Compassion. Reiki as an art for healing is used to take away suffering and illness of others and is thus said to be 'the Path of Karuna' and thus also 'the Path of Compassion'. Reiki is a spiritual path that is without denomination of race, religion, caste or creed and acknowledges all beings as equals without any distinctions and therefore it is a path that welcomes each one of us with Love and Compassion.

It extends the need to share the wounds and heal these wounds and remove the sorrow of each and every one alike and do unto others just as you would unto yourself. When compassion comes together with prayer and wisdom it is a very powerful tool to bring about healing and this is the teaching of the Buddha. Karuna is the life force behind all the beings on this Earth who work with higher spiritual beings and the path of the Light Workers who continue to send unending healing Reiki energy into the world in order to end the suffering and strife in this world. Developing Karuna or Compassion within yourself opens you up to this positive energy sent by the enlightened beings but also speeds up healing and helps the individual to become yet more compassionate and loving. This is the power of Karuna and this is the energy that is channeled and directed by Karuna Reiki that is said to not only flow from you but heals both the practitioner and the patient by encompassing both the giver and receiver of Karuna.

This new branch of Reiki was started by William Lee Rand in around 1989 who received certain non-Usui Reiki symbols and some attunement techniques by his Reiki guides and he was guided to develop this system of Reiki called Karuna Reiki fully by 1995. He developed the attunement processes and worked with other Reiki practitioners worldwide to develop some of the symbols that are used for Karuna Reiki and have since been adopted by other systems of Reiki too. There are 8 additional symbols in Karuna Reiki which are used for intense healing work. It is imperative that Karuna Reiki is only offered to Usui Reiki Masters as William claims that it is not a substitute for Usui Reiki but is an additional technique that is a step up from it.

However it is important to note that Karuna Reiki is not to be confused with a similar sounding system called the Karuna Ki Reiki, this system is a more advanced system that is only available to Usui Masters and is developed Vincent Amador. It is very similar to Karuna Reiki in terms of using the same symbols of Karuna Reiki and its offshoot Tera Mai Reiki started by Kathleen it also uses some additional unique symbols, mudras and meditations and different attunement processes.

Karuna Reiki is a rewarding form of Reiki that brings balance, peace and harmony to all who have compassion in their hearts and embodies a more wholesome form of healing to Reiki.

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