Morihei Ueshiba Quotes About Water

Quotes about: Water

• The Art of Peace is based on four Great Virtues: Bravery, Wisdom, Love, and Friendship, symbolized by Fire, Heaven, Earth, and Water.

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  Art, Fire, Water

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.57, Shambhala Publications

• Techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world. Depending on the circumstance, you should be: hard as a diamond, flexible as a willow, smooth-flowing like water, or as empty as space.

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  Art, Our World, Space

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.109, Shambhala Publications

• 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.

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  Sports, Heart, Fire

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.92, Shambhala Publications

• 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.

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  Sports, Wise, Teacher

• IF YOUR OPPONENT strikes with fire, counter with water, becoming completely fluid and free-flowing. Water, by its nature, never collides with or breaks against anything. On the contrary, it swallows up any attack harmlessly.

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  Fire, Water, Opponents

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.110, Shambhala Publications

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