Morihei Ueshiba Quotes

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

When I find my focus and keep my balance- I find that all is right with my world.

Mindfulness has helped me succeed in almost every dimension of my life. By stopping regularly to look inward and become aware of my mental state, I stay connected to the source of my actions and thoughts and can guide them with considerably more intention.

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.

The person who is developing freely and naturally arrives at a spiritual equilibrium in which he is master of his actions, just as one who has acquired physical poise can move freely.

I think that it's just about balance, keeping myself centered, and being happy and healthy.

Do not let the body be dragged along by mind nor the mind be dragged along by the body

If the ego rises, all else will also rise; if it subsides, all else will also subside.

I am centered and focused. I feel more secure each day

The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering.

After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

It's important to feel settled and balanced in life, and that has been tough for me to do.

You know, it's a different world now, but to skip ahead and really answer your question, only in the last five years did I find what I call holy maturity, finding the balance, finding the right person in my life so that I could live a normal life.

It's been my experience that the longer I do yoga, the more I want to know, the more I am able to understand and the less judgmental I am.

As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.

I have learned to take the part of me that is very fearful and work on that. There is space for that in my life. I have learned to give myself a bit more freedom between 'action' and 'cut.' I come by all that fear honestly, like most humans have. I can't bring it with me to work, so in that way, the work feels quite liberating.

Imagine the peace symbol. The peace symbol has three pieces in it. One piece is emotion, that's your body. Another piece has spirit in it, that's your fuel. Another piece has intellect in it and that's your steering wheel. You can never overdo the fuel that goes into the body, which is the emotions and the steering wheel to drive it.

To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.

I'm learning simplicity and how to wear my body. I'm enjoying life and trying to be the best me.

Once you get in a position where your rent is taken care of and you do have a job, you really get to deal with yourself and really become one with yourself. And you wake to your mind every day. That's your best friend and your worst enemy - your own brain.

I've learned that the perfect picture that I hold in my mind of what my life looks like is constantly changing, growing, evolving. I remind myself that I am exactly where I need to be in my life; otherwise, I would surely be somewhere else.

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal.

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

Maintaining spirituality and humanism are the keys to success. It's a balance.