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Reason for discount: This scroll has a very minor brown spot in the lower silk panel.
This was created by an authentic Japanese calligrapher & would have been $130+ ($250+ from other dealers) if not for this minor flaw.

Reiki Precepts by Usui Mikao

These are the precepts of Reiki that are attributed to Usui Mikao. There are a few versions of this...

It is impossible to be sure which version or versions were actually written by Usui Mikao.

This one is 靈氣療法肇祖臼井甕男先生遺訓招福の秘法萬病の霊薬今日丈けは怒るな心配すな感謝して業を励げめ人に親切に and is one of three versions that you might see in the wild.

Here is a breakdown of the characters and a rough translation:

靈氣 療法 肇祖 臼井甕男。
Reiki therapy founder Mikao Usui
先生 遺訓。
Teacher's testament
招福の秘法,　萬病の霊薬。
Invite blessings of [the] secret method, 10,000 illnesses of spiritual medicine.
今日丈けは: 怒るな, 心配すな,　感謝して,　業をはげめ,　人に親切に。
At least for today: Do not be angry, do not worry, be grateful, work with diligence, [and] be kind to people.

The middle portion of this is often titled, “The Five Principles of Reiki” and makes a nice calligraphy selection by itself. The Japanese text presented here can be considered the more verbose version.