Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teachings there are. The Great Path is really NO PATH.

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

Polish the heart, free the six senses and let them function without obstruction, and your entire body will glow.

I have been given many teachings by Sarutahiko-no-O-Kami. OKami told me, 'By the work of Takehaya Susanowo no Mikoto, you will worship the Ame no Murakumo KuKamisamuhara Ryu O (Kami of Takemusu) and build an Aiki shrine and dojo.' Then I built the Aiki shrine and dojo in Iwama, Ibaragi prefecture in 1940.

PRACTICE OF THE Art of Peace is an act of faith, a belief in the ultimate power of nonviolence. It is faith in the power of purification and faith in the power of life itself. It is not a type of rigid discipline or empty asceticism. It is a path that follows natural principles, principles, that must be applied to daily living. The Art of Peace should be practiced from the time you rise to greet the morning to the time you retire at night.

Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout.

Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.