198 Quotes by Morihei Ueshiba

The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, water and fire, yin and yang.

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

Eight forces sustain creation:Movement and stillness,Solidification and fluidity,Extension and contraction,Unification and division.Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.

True wisdom comes from intellectual education, physical education, ethical education, and ki education.

Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.

The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.

Warriorship is none other than the vitality that sustains all life.

The true meaning of the 'samurai' is one who serves and adheres to the power of love.

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