How did Reiki come about?

 

Dr.Mikao Usui

Dr. Mikao usui, president and minister of the christian school in kyoto, japan first discovered the root system of reiki in the mid to late 1800s. During his years, he bagan an extensive 21 year study of the worlds greatest spiritual leaders and healers. He also mastered samurai swordmanship and kiko, a japanese form of chi Kung. Dr.Usui studied different kinds of medicine, energy movements and religions.

At some point in his life, he became a tendai buddhist monk/priest and lived at a monastery near mount kurama. Dr.Usui was looking to find a way to heal himself and others, using his hands, a system that would not deplete his own energy. He devoted many years searching for such a system. It was at this time at the monastery that he decided to attend a 21 day training course to gain enlightenment.This involved fasting, praying and meditation. 

On the 21st day, Dr.Usui experienced a mystical event. During his meditation,he began seeing the ancient sanskrit symbols, which he later acknowledge would help him develop the usui reiki system. He set up a clinic in kyoto soon after and began healing and teaching people.By the time of his death in 9 march 1926, Master Usui had trained around 16 reiki masters. This guaranteed that the reiki system would live on and spread all over the world.