Buddhism and Shinto cannot be eliminated from traditional Reiki teaching. In the same way Christianity became deeply embedded in Western culture. 

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The word Shintō literally means "Way of Kami".

Shinto is devoted to life in this world and it emphasizes man's essential goodness.

This way of living is deeply connected to Japanese culture and it is valued for more than 2000 years by the Japanese.

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Shinto is the Japanese way of looking at the world..