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“The way of harmony is alive in every breath.”
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“Spirit is the true sword of the warrior.”
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“The Art of Peace is the kingdom of God in action.”
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“Daily training in Aikido enables one to receive God's love and to feel the unity of the universe.”
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“The voice of peace echoes in the universe and the heart of every human.”
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“The path is wider than the cosmos and deeper than the sea.”
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“All things have a divine origin.”
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“To injure another is to injure the universe.”
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“To preserve life is the highest discipline.”
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“In Aikido, every hand is a gift.”
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“Move like the wind. Stand like the mountain.”
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“To achieve true peace, peace must first dwell in the heart.”
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“The principle of Aikido is to live by harmonizing with all things.”
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“The way is one. There is no left, no right, no in, no out.”
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“Stand and walk in such a way that the cosmos walks with you.”
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“Right action is the result of right understanding.”
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“Be aware. Be alive. Be in love with the world.”
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“Even in stillness, the body is moving. Even in motion, the body is still.”
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“To live in harmony with all is to live in the Art of Peace.”
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