Before the symbols and attunements, and before any hand positions, Mikao Usui gave his students five lines.
He called them the secret of inviting happiness and the spiritual medicine for every illness. He asked his students to say them morning and evening, hands together in prayer, and to repeat them in their hearts.
Here they are:
Just for today…
Do not anger.
Do not worry.
Be grateful.
Work with honesty.
Be kind to every living thing.
That's all of it. It's simple, and it's not easy.
Why "just for today"?
Because forever is too heavy. Nobody can promise never to get angry again. But you can choose it for today. Then tomorrow, you choose it again.
That's the medicine. Usui wasn't asking you to be perfect. He was asking you to come back to these lines again and again.
What this looks like for an empath
When you feel everything, anger and worry don't always start with you. You pick them up from the room, from the news, from the people you love.
The principles give you somewhere to return to. When you notice you're tight, ask yourself: Is this mine? And can I let it go, just for today?
Gratitude softens the body. Honesty steadies the mind. Kindness, starting with yourself, opens the heart.
Your practice this week
Each morning, sit for one minute. Put your hands together at your heart and say the five principles slowly, out loud or silently.
Then pick one to carry through your day. Only one.
Notice how often it calls you back.
Hit reply and tell me which one is your hardest. Mine has always been do not worry. 🤍
With love and light,
Cindy
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