Morihei Ueshiba Quotes

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• Be grateful even for hardship, setbacks, and bad people. Dealing with such obstacles is an essential part of training in the Art of Peace.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Grateful, People

  "The Art of Peace". Book by Morihei Ueshiba, translated by John Stevens, 1992.

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• True victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Heart, Giving Love, Victory

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• Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.

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  Inspiring, Success, Mistake

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.133, Shambhala Publications

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• A warrior's mission is to foster the success of others.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Warrior, Success Of Others, Missions

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• 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.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Real, Mistake

  "Adjusting Though Reflex: Romancing Zen". Book by Rodger Hyodo, p. 76, 2010.

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• True victory is victory over oneself.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Victory, Oneself

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• Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.

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  Life, Motivational, Death

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.23, Shambhala Publications

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• 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.

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  Art, Peace, Self

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.12, Shambhala Publications

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• Aikido is not an art to fight with enemies and defeat them. It is a way to lead all human beings to live in harmony with each other as though everyone were one family. The secret of aikido is to make yourself become one with the universe and to go along with its natural movements. One who has attained this secret holds the universe in him/herself and can say, 'I am the universe.'

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Fighting, Secret

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• Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountain and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life.

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  Spiritual, Mountain, Valleys

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.25, Shambhala Publications

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• IN THE ART OF PEACE we never attack. An attack is proof that one is out of control. Never run away from any challenge, but do not try to suppress or control an opponent unnaturally.. Let attackers come any way they like, and then blend with them. Never chase after opponents. Redirect each attack and get firmly behind it.

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  Running, Art, Challenges

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.147, Shambhala Publications

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• Life itself is always a trial. In training, you must test and polish yourself in order to face the great challenges of life.

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  Order, Track, Challenges

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.128, Shambhala Publications

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• Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

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  Sports, Preparation, Secret

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.159, Shambhala Publications

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• Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.

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  Sports, Ocean, Light

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• In true budo there is no enemy or opponent. True budo is to become one with the universe, not train to become powerful or to throw down some opponent. Rather we train in hopes of being of some use, however small our role may be, in the task of bringing peace to mankind around the world.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Powerful, Enemy

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• You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your inner enlightenment.

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  Enlightenment, Purpose, Divinity

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.3, Shambhala Publications

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• Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.

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  Aikido, Martial Arts, Possessed

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.12, Shambhala Publications

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• Create each day anew by clothing yourself with heaven and earth, bathing yourself with wisdom and love, and placing yourself in the heart of Mother Nature.

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  Wise, Mother, Heart

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.35, Shambhala Publications

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• WHEN YOU BOW deeply to the universe, it bows back; when you call out the name of God, it echoes inside you.

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  Echoes, Names, Back When

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.181, Shambhala Publications

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• Your voice is a very powerful weapon. When you are in tune with the cosmic breath of heaven and earth, your voice produces true sounds. Unify body, mind, and speech, and real techniques will emerge.

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  Powerful, Real, Voice

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.7, Shambhala Publications

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• Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher.

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  Sports, Wise, Teacher

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• Techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world. Depending on the circumstance, you should be: hard as a diamond, flexible as a willow, smooth-flowing like water, or as empty as space.

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  Art, Our World, Space

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.109, Shambhala Publications

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• Those who are enlightened never stop forging themselves.

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  Enlightened, Forging

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.79, Shambhala Publications

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• The Art of Peace begins with you.

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  Art, Enlightenment, Enlightened

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.3, Shambhala Publications

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• Each person is the universe from a particular perspective.

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  Inspirational, Success, Perspective

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