Morihei Ueshiba
Japanese martial artist and founder of Aikido, "the way of harmonizing energy." Born to a samurai family in 1883, he trained in jujutsu, kenjutsu, and sojutsu, and was deeply influenced by the Omoto-kyo Shinto sect of Onisaburo Deguchi. After a profound spiritual experience in 1925, he formulated an art whose purpose was not victory over an enemy but the cultivation of love and the reconciliation of the practitioner with the universe. Known to his students as O-Sensei (Great Teacher), he is the source of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive contemplative-martial traditions.
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Quotes by Morihei Ueshiba
106 quotes“All life is a manifestation of the spirit, the manifestation of love.”
lifeBudo
“Be in the place where you stand.”
presenceThe Heart of Aikido
“To master Aikido, you must train every day.”
disciplineThe Art of Peace
“Cast off limiting thoughts and return to true emptiness.”
emptinessThe Heart of Aikido
“Stand firm in your center.”
centerThe Art of Peace
“The body should be triangular, the mind circular.”
body-mindBudo
“Triangle is generation. Circle is perfection. Square is form.”
formsThe Heart of Aikido
“The world will continue to change dramatically, but fighting and war can destroy us utterly.”
peaceThe Art of Peace
“What we need now are techniques of harmony, not those of contention.”
harmonyThe Art of Peace
“The Art of Peace begins with you.”
peaceThe Art of Peace
“In Aikido, we never attack. An attack is proof that one is out of control.”
non-attackThe Heart of Aikido
“Bring out your love and refine it through your practice.”
loveThe Art of Peace
“As soon as you do not fear, you are calm.”
fearlessnessBudo
“To consciously abandon fighting is the way of harmony.”
harmonyThe Heart of Aikido
“Each day of human life contains joy and anger, pain and pleasure, darkness and light, growth and decay.”
lifeThe Art of Peace
“Each moment reflects the universe.”
momentThe Art of Peace
“You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment.”
purposeThe Art of Peace
“Foster peace in your own life and then apply the Art to all you encounter.”
peaceThe Art of Peace
“Aikido is the art of peace.”
peaceThe Art of Peace (trans. John Stevens)
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