Just for today I will not anger
Just for today I will not worry
Just for today I will be honest and grateful
Just for today I will respect others and not judge
Just for today I will be kind to all living things
As a Reiki Master I try to live by the above five Reiki Precepts
set by Dr Mikao Usui. Although these are
very simple, believe me they’re not as easy as they seem.
I should point out here that there are many interpretations
of these precepts and each Reiki Master will
teach as they have been taught. These are the precepts that I choose to follow.
I try very hard with these and, on the whole, succeed
reasonably well with four of them. The
fifth is a real test.
Just for today I will respect others and not judge – yup,
that’s the little devil that gets me. I
try very hard and every morning, as I recite my precepts, I fully intend to
follow them for the day. Until, that is,
somebody’s actions really start to aggravate me and then I’m off.
But who am I to judge? Why can't I just accept people for who they are, even though I don't necessarily agree with them. Most of the time I don’t even
really know the people I am criticising, don’t know what their life is like or
what they have to face therefore I have no idea of the reasons behind why they do the things they do.
I have no right to judge, especially when I hate being judged and criticised myself. So, just for today ...