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purpletigron ([personal profile] purpletigron) wrote2005-07-07 04:46 pm

On conflict...

Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido ('the way of harmony of spirit'):

"Aikido is not a technique to fight with or defeat the enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family. ... Aikido is non-resistance. As it is non-resistant, it is always victorious. ... A mind to serve for the peace of all human beings in the world is needed in aikido, and not the mind of one who wishes to be strong ..."

[identity profile] vgnwtch.livejournal.com 2005-07-07 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Strength through "weakness" is a damn fine way to face things.