I enjoyed being in the military when I was a young man, but even then I innately felt that war is never the solution to any problem. War always bring… - Morihei Ueshiba

War always brings death and destruction and that can never be a good thing

The Art of Peace is the principle of nonresistance. Because it is nonresistant it is victorious from the beginning. Those with evil intentions or contentious thoughts are instantly vanquished. The Art of Peace is invincible because it contends with nothing.

The only real sin is to be ignorant of the universal, timeless principles of existence. Such ignorance is the root of all evil and all misguided behavior. Eliminate ignorance through the Art of Peace, and even hell will be emptied of tortured souls

The ability to sense an attack is what the ancient masters meant by anticipation. If one’s mind is steady and pure, one can instantly perceive an attack and avoid it — that, I realized, is the essence of aiki (the art of harmonization)