Five Reiki Principles (Reiki Gokai)

Mikao Usui, Reiki’s Founder, authored Five Reiki Principles (the Reiki Gokai), and instructed his students to recite them every morning and evening.

Below is Usui Sensei’s instructions to his students, loosely translated from the original Japanese:

“The Usui Reiki Treatment for the improvement of body and mind [is] the secret art of inviting happiness, [and] the miraculous medicine of all diseases…Every morning and evening join your hands in prayer…Pray these words to your heart, and chant these words with your mouth.”

Just for today:

Do not be angry

Do not worry

Be filled with gratitude

Be kind to everyone

Devote yourself to your work