A technique can only work if it is in harmony with universal principles. Such principles need to be grasped through Mind, pure consciousness. Selfish desires thwart your progress, but Mind, not captivated by notions of victory or defeat, will liberate you. Mind fixes your senses and keeps you centered. Mind is the key to wondrous power and supreme clarity.

To practice Aikido fully you must calm the spirit and go back to the origin.

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

If you have not linked yourself to true emptiness, you will never understand the art of peace.

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 ART OF PEACE is the religion that is not a religion; it perfects and completes all religions.

If you have life in you, you have access to the secrets of the ages, for the truth of the universe resides in each and every human being.