00:03:41.254 –> 00:03:46.520 As I said yesterday, I had no intention of becoming a famous Reiki person.
00:03:50.308 –> 00:04:02.215 I just wanted to do people a favour and I thought with the publication of ‚Reiki Fire‘ I’m doing them a favour,
00:04:02.215 –> 00:04:11.800 because suddenly now we know some things that can be documented about Usui sensei. We can set the history straight.
00:04:18.968 –> 00:04:27.880 Your introduction with the Titanic was pretty funny, because I saw only the tip of the iceberg when that book came out.
00:04:28.149 –> 00:04:34.080 I didn’t see what was coming underneath. And I was overwhelmed.
00:04:34.080 –> 00:04:37.362 The first reaction I had was I called my publisher. I said,
00:04:37.362 –> 00:04:46.585 ‚I’ve had enough! I’m not going to do another book or anything. I’ve had it. These people are all crazy. I quit.‘
00:05:00.880 –> 00:05:05.086 Yeah, I have a kind of exhibitionist nature.
00:05:05.217 –> 00:05:06.706 (laughter)
00:05:13.775 –> 00:05:15.775 (laughter)
00:08:07.387 –> 00:08:09.960 ‚Reiki Fire‘ triggered a lot of controversy.
00:08:29.787 –> 00:08:33.953 Some of the objections were obvious pretences.
00:08:33.953 –> 00:08:39.920 I read them and blatantly, there were reactions defending their own positions.
00:08:39.920 –> 00:08:46.813 Very often, camouflaged under well sounding truisms or half-truths.
00:08:47.713 –> 00:08:51.107 And some even direct falsehoods.
00:08:51.940 –> 00:08:59.187 For which, actually, some of the authors even publicly had to apologize later.
00:09:12.160 –> 00:09:19.720 What do you think made people react so strongly? And why did you retribute?
00:09:19.720 –> 00:09:26.233 Because some of your answers, published answers, were similarly polemic.
00:09:27.180 –> 00:09:34.887 Almost a ring of righteousness came with them. And sometimes even a little patronizing.
an you follow my thought and my feelings?
00:09:54.640 –> 00:09:59.767 I don’t really remember that much from then. It’s a long time ago.
00:09:59.767 –> 00:10:02.320 And I guess I have changed.
00:10:02.700 –> 00:10:06.880 I’ve become … I don’t know, more relaxed or …
00:10:07.993 –> 00:10:11.240 more centred in myself or so.
00:10:12.013 –> 00:10:16.800 Maybe I overreacted at times. Possible.
00:11:22.027 –> 00:11:24.342 You know, I heard on a number of occasions,
00:11:24.342 –> 00:11:33.040 ‚Well, Arjava has such an ego. I think that he published Reiki Fire really just to satisfy his ego.‘
00:11:33.933 –> 00:11:40.340 And then you have those who continue to say, ‚Well, he just wanted to make a lot of money and be famous. Ego!‘
00:11:40.873 –> 00:11:49.260 So, the money aspect I’m happy to ignore at this point all together because that’s quite ridiculous anyhow.
00:11:49.353 –> 00:11:52.160 But that other aspect deserves to be addressed.
00:11:52.760 –> 00:11:58.320 I don’t care. I don’t care one bit. Fame doesn’t mean anything to me.
00:12:15.547 –> 00:12:19.560 I don’t care at all for fame. It … is nothing to me.
00:12:20.960 –> 00:12:23.293 Nothing, nothing whatsoever.
00:13:18.033 –> 00:13:22.593 Truly, honestly from the depths of my heart. Nothing. Zero.
00:13:44.253 –> 00:13:48.547 The tone, I don’t really understand why people got upset.
00:13:48.547 –> 00:13:52.467 Probably because, often I was making fun of them.
00:13:54.813 –> 00:13:58.880 And maybe that was not nice, but I was just making fun of them.
00:15:06.200 –> 00:15:14.520 Actually, personally, I’m less concerned about people having their nose out of joint when somebody makes a mistake.
00:15:14.520 –> 00:15:27.480 However, I do keep you responsible if that kind of tenure then influences your students and your students go out
00:15:27.480 –> 00:15:30.360 and carry on the same …
00:15:33.760 –> 00:15:37.680 maybe not so jokingly anymore, not so humorously anymore,
00:15:37.680 –> 00:15:41.287 but the same kind of almost disrespect.
00:15:41.720 –> 00:15:44.005 Then … or … So, and …
00:15:45.030 –> 00:15:52.340 I don’t hold the student primarily responsible. I hold always myself as a teacher and you as a teacher responsible.
00:15:52.715 –> 00:15:55.840 Yeah, I don’t think my students are disrespectful.
00:15:55.840 –> 00:15:59.240 I mean, okay, maybe somebody is, but that is their own …
00:16:00.715 –> 00:16:03.720 that’s their own business, not? Their own karma.
00:16:03.720 –> 00:16:08.000 I always look at what about me, am I disrespectful?
00:16:08.000 –> 00:16:10.160 No, I love people.
00:16:10.610 –> 00:16:14.137 I don’t have any problem with anybody, actually.
00:16:14.770 –> 00:16:24.360 Also with the people who attacked me or tried to make my work difficult
00:16:24.360 –> 00:16:26.480 I have no problem with anybody.
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Arjava continues answering my question (09:12 and 11:22) in A28.