Eight forces sustain creation: Movement and stillness, Solidification and fluidity, Extension and contraction, Unification and division. Life is grow… - Morihei Ueshiba

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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.

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About Morihei Ueshiba

Morihei Ueshiba (14 December 1883 – 26 April 1969) was a philosopher, martial artist, author, and the creator of the discipline of Aikido.

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Pen Names: 開祖
Alternative Names: Ōsensei
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Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.

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This is how the universe came into being: There was no heaven, no earth, no universe — just empty space. In this vast emptiness, a single point suddenly manifested itself. From that point, steam, smoke, and mist spiraled forth in a luminous sphere and the sacred sound SU was born. As SU expanded circularly up and down, left and right, nature and breath began, clear and uncontaminated. Breath developed life, and sound appeared

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