Morihei Ueshiba Quotes
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Those who are enlightened never stop forging themselves.
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Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.
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A warrior's mission is to foster the success of others.
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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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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.'
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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.
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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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True victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart.
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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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Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.