Karuna reiki is a form of spiritual healing derived from the reiki practice invented by the Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui in the 1920s. Karuna reiki is considered to be a Western form of the reiki spiritual practice. The practice was developed by William Rand, founder of the the International Center for Reiki Training in Michigan.
Meaning of Karuna
The Sanskrit word "karuna" reflects any action that is taken to diminish the suffering of others, according to the International Center for Reiki Training. Karuna is used in Hindi and most directly translates into English as "compassionate action." Karuna deals with the enlightenment of individuals and recognizing the existence of all beings. This recognition aims to lead those who practice karuna reiki to extend compassion to others. Karuna proposes that all beings are connected as one. When applying karuna logic to this, compassion becomes a natural reaction.
Karuna Reiki Practice
Karuna reiki works off the belief that every human has the ability to transmit and receive healing energy from other humans. According to the International Center for Reiki Training, not everyone can receive or provide healing energy without developing karuna within oneself first. Instruction on developing karuna and how to use it to affect your emotional and spiritual levels are designed to help you become receptive to the healing powers of karuna, as well as learning how to project karuna onto others.
Symbols
Karuna reiki is developed under the guidance of achieving various symbols. Instructional courses graduate participants by presenting them with two attunements, four masters symbols and eight treatment symbols. Each symbol level prepares the student to use karuna reiki in some form, from healing and releasing karma, to dealing with past life issues and breaking up negative life patterns. EnergeticArts.com claims that many who practice karuna reiki begin to have contact with guides, angles and spiritual beings, once a sense of karuna has been developed within.
Scientific Evidence
The various healing powers that reiki practices claim to provide often come under question. Science has made no claims that karuna reiki, or any other forms of reiki, can effectively heal people. The "International Journal of Clinical Practice" published a review in 2008 that critically evaluated reiki effectiveness. A review of nine randomized clinical trials produced no sufficient evidence showing reiki practices to be an effective treatment for any condition. The reviewed clinical trials focused on conditions such as anxiety, depression, pain, stress, hopelessness and pregnancy.
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