There is no "behind the lines" today. We are all forced to decide, what is our intent when someone tries to hurt us? Self-defense? Pre-emptive attack? Passive victimhood? Satyagraha (Gandhi)?
Our enemies, the ones who have hurt us and the ones who wish to hurt us, hold up a mirror to us. There are many ways of facing or not facing the enemy. Denial simply delays.
The most powerful responses all move firmly toward peace. Obiwan retracting his light-saber and letting Darth Vader cut him down. An Aikido master gently guiding the attacker to the ground. Gandhians deliberately and consciously standing in front of the guns, offering their bodies for peace. All these approaches have in common, the REFUSAL to VALIDATE the attacker's bad intent.
In the world of thought and energy, that Reiki practitioners inhabit and work in, this is the only reliable defense -- no defense. When, in the sight of the entire Universe, you take off all your armor, all your coverings, and walk out onto the field, to stand as a naked soul, you affirm that Love is the only real force in existence.
Is this easy, from our trembling vantage point? No, not at all. But we train for it, diligently, every time we gently put our hands on ourselves or another, with healing intent.
Rituals, invocations, incantations, special objects -- all these are useful only if they clarify and increase our confidence in going naked. We are naked, after all, in the sight of the Universe, and the greatest gift our enemies give us, is to overwhelm our defenses so that we SEE this truth.
Blessings, Peace,
Aronaya
