Aikido o sensei sayings
Here are some sayings and quotes attributed to Aikido O Sensei, Morihei Ueshiba:
1. "The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow."
2. "To practice Aikido is to purify the spirit and to rid oneself of selfish desires."
3. "True victory is victory over oneself."
4. "The way of the warrior has been misunderstood. It is not a means to kill and destroy others. Those who seek to compete and better one another are making a terrible mistake. To smash, injure, or destroy is the worst thing a human being can do. The real way of a warrior is to prevent such slaughter – it is the Art of Peace, the power of love."
5. "The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit."
6. "Aikido is not a technique to fight with or defeat the enemy. It is a way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family."
7. "The divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us."
8. "The Art of Peace is medicine for a sick world. There is evil and disorder in the world because people have forgotten that all things emanate from one source. Return to that source and leave behind all self-centered thoughts, petty desires, and anger. Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything."
These sayings reflect the philosophy of Aikido as a martial art focused on harmony, self-improvement, and spiritual growth.
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