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The Art of Peace: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido

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The Art of Peace: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido Paperback – November 10, 1992

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Print length 128 pages
Language English
Publisher Shambhala
Publication date November 10, 1992
Dimensions 3 x 0.3 x 4.5 inches
ISBN-10 0877738513
ISBN-13 978-0877738510
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shambhala; First Edition (November 10, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0877738513
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0877738510
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3 x 0.3 x 4.5 inches
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Morihei ueshiba.

Morihei Ueshiba (植芝盛平 Ueshiba Morihei?, December 14, 1883 – April 26, 1969) was a martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖) or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生), "Great Teacher".

The son of a landowner from Tanabe, Ueshiba studied a number of martial arts in his youth, and served in the Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War. After being discharged in 1907, he moved to Hokkaidō as the head of a pioneer settlement; here he met and studied with Takeda Sokaku, the founder of Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu. On leaving Hokkaido in 1919, Ueshiba joined the Ōmoto-kyō movement, a Shinto sect, in Ayabe, where he served as a martial arts instructor and opened his first dojo. He accompanied the head of the Ōmoto-kyō group, Onisaburo Deguchi, on an expedition to Mongolia in 1924, where they were captured by Chinese troops and returned to Japan. The following year, he experienced a great spiritual enlightenment, stating that, "a golden spirit sprang up from the ground, veiled my body, and changed my body into a golden one." After this experience, his martial arts skill appeared to be greatly increased.

Ueshiba moved to Tokyo in 1926, where he set up the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. In the aftermath of World War II the dojo was closed, but Ueshiba continued training at another dojo he had set up in Iwama. From the end of the war until the 1960s, he worked to promote aikido throughout Japan and abroad. He died from liver cancer in 1969.

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John Stevens

John Stevens lived in Japan for thirty-five years, where he was a professor of Buddhist studies at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai. Stevens is a widely respected translator, an ordained Buddhist priest, a curator of several major exhibitions of Zen art, and an aikido instructor. He has authored more than thirty books and is one of the foremost Western experts on aikido, holding a ranking of 7th dan Aikikai. Stevens has also studied calligraphy for decades, authoring the classic Sacred Calligraphy of the East.

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Customers find the book easy to read, simple, and humble. They describe it as enlightening, thought-provoking, and full of wisdom. Readers also mention it's soothing and divine. Opinions are mixed on the pocket size, with some finding it compact and easy to slip in a pocket, while others say it's small-print.

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Customers find the book easy to read, humble, and simple. They also describe it as a delightful book of short poems. Readers mention it's a quick read with excellent insights about how to approach issues.

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"...expect this to help with your day to day life though it is easier to read honestly and isn’t likely to tell you, while you are divine that everybody..." Read more

"...Each page has one or two sentences on it that are quick to read but require me to spend time contemplating the deeper meaning...." Read more

Customers find the book enlightening, thought-provoking, and meditative. They say it contains deep truths, wisdom, and an inspirational read. Readers also mention the book embodies timeless teachings and helps guide them back to serenity.

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Customers find the book soothing, meditative, and divine. They say it's great to go back to and meditate on when they have some free time.

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"Good read, relaxing yet at the same time makes you think, about life and others around you." Read more

Customers find the book easy to carry. They say it's nice to have around when they just need a little inspiration.

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"...This book is a collection of short quotes and poems, so it is nice to have around when you just need a little pick-me-up." Read more

Customers find the book well worth the money.

"...When I say "little book of wisdom," I mean it. Good price for a lot of life lessons." Read more

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" Well worth the money , I am sure I will read this many times for many years to come...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the pocket size of the book. Some mention it's easy to slip in a pocket and get a daily dose of wisdom. Others say they are surprised by the tiny size and small print.

"...This book is VERY short (I read the whole thing in under an hour) and is basically a collection of quotes and phrases from Morihei Ueshiba, the..." Read more

"...Nothing wrong with the printing of the book, it's very small but the print is legible and not very shrunk so that's not an issue." Read more

"...The Art of Peace is a short and small pocket sized book which contains various quotes, sayings, and proverbs from Morihei Ueshiba throughout his..." Read more