morihei_ueshiba hsg http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/morihei_ueshiba_2.html _________________________________ A good stance and posture reflect a_proper_state_of_mind Morihei Ueshiba All life is a manifestation of the spirit, the manifestation of love. Morihei Ueshiba All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life_itself_is_truth and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earth breathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together. Morihei Ueshiba everything_breathes vibrates 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 Morihei Ueshiba As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. Morihei Ueshiba create_each_day_anew Morihei Ueshiba Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer. Morihei Ueshiba Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only_one_summit - love. Morihei Ueshiba Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity_and_love Morihei Ueshiba Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable_path to follow. you_are_here to realize your Inner_Divinity and Manifest Your Innate Enlightenment Morihei Ueshiba Failure is the key_to_success; each mistake teaches us something. Morihei Ueshiba If your heart is large enough to envelop your adversaries, you can see right through them and avoid their attacks. And once you envelop them, you will be able to guide them along the path indicated to you by heaven_and_earth Morihei Ueshiba In extreme situations, the entire universe becomes our foe; at such critical times, unity of mind_and_technique is essential - do not let your heart waver! Morihei Ueshiba It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best strategy relies upon an unlimited_set_of_responses Morihei Ueshiba Life_is_growth If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as_good_as_dead. Morihei Ueshiba 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 Morihei Ueshiba Mankind's role is to fulfill his heaven-sent purpose through a sincere_heart that is in harmony with all creation and loves all things. Morihei Ueshiba One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right_where_you_are standing, and that is the place to train. Morihei Ueshiba Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere. Morihei Ueshiba Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret_techniques will get you nowhere. Morihei Ueshiba 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. Morihei Ueshiba The art_of_Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land. Morihei Ueshiba The divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us. 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. Morihei Ueshiba The purpose of training is to tighten_the_slack toughen_the_body and polish_the_spirit Morihei Ueshiba There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true_warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within. Morihei Ueshiba those_who_are possessed_by_nothing possess_everything Morihei Ueshiba To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control_aggression without_inflicting_injury is the Art_of_Peace Morihei Ueshiba When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet_him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way. Morihei Ueshiba When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is all_ways engaged in a life_and_death struggle_for_Peace Morihei Ueshiba Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout. Morihei Ueshiba ______________________________________ your_spirit_is_the_true_shield Morihei Ueshiba 100428 what's it to you? who go blather from