Well, there are lots of different types of meditation so it's hard to give a brief, comprehensive breakdown. FWIW, the "destinations" of both meditation and Re

Well, there are lots of different types of meditation so it's hard to give a brief, comprehensive breakdown. FWIW, the "destinations" of both meditation and Reiki are congruent, if not identical. Metaphorically, you might say that meditation is like a lamp while Reiki is like a laser. (It's not a very good metaphor.) The main specific difference is that Reiki is for healing. It engenders and accelerates healing physically, emotionally, and mentally. As far as the subjective sensations of chi flow they tend to be more dramatic with Reiki than meditation, but again, so many variables that it's hard to give solid generalizations.