[Forthcoming] On sale date: February 13, 2018. Special thanks to Shambhala Publications (USA) for sending me the new edition of the book “The Art of Peace” by Morihei Ueshiba.

The most challenging art, the “Art of Peace” by Morihei Ueshiba (invincible, martial artist who was born in 1883 and died in 1969 and above all detested any kind of violence) illuminates the study of spirit and a precious path that a person is transformed from an iron full of impurities into a spiritual, razor-sharp sword. The described method is the constant practice of principles like faith, harmony between matter and spirit, true emptiness, technical and spiritual growth, truth, goodness, love and respect of nature, study of the universe, deeply knowing oneself, wisdom, natural flow of life force, unlimited mind, prayer, existence and true democracy, whereupon granting unification of the spirit and body to perfect harmony.

 

 Its laconism honors purity and safeguards incomparable knowledge of the balance of cosmos. Conceive and nurture the sword of your enlightenment and “blend the breath of heaven with the breath of earth” (Page 25) as a miniature universe and be part of the divine. Dai (okii), the character for “large, big, great” and inner peace emanate from this book.

written by Jenny Gkotsi  13.11.2017