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**rikdpola** · 04-12-2012, 12:48 AM

Thank you Aloka.
Indeed the accesstoinsight account is one I have read and actually love and am quite in accordance with.

With regards to the above post this is another fundamental principle I adhere to, all within the bounds of my Aikido. For a bit of background knowledge Aikido was started by a man named Ueshiba who had reached an enlightened state. He was a buddhist and followed shinto, or a sect of shinto. He discovered that the true Budo was love and thus contrary to most physical concepts of budo and fighting and war found that you could use the activity to learn about your true self and nature based on the principles he stated. So it now became (for some anyway) a path of peace leading to enlightenment. Quite zen like.

His goals he stated in such ways as being at one with the universal love and acting with the true nature of the universe and 'ki', in harmony and with the spirit of loving protection for all things.

Thus the ideal is through the methods as in buddhism, although the teminology I use may be different.

So with regards to the above post I call this center or hara. From center we practice therefore being in the moment, with 'zanshin' (awareness or awakened attention, Ki)

From here we are to practice another principle of Aikido which is 'non-resistance' Thus this leads to discovering how to 'let go' of preconceptions, emotions, considerations etc and just operate from the moment in harmony. Thus this also leads to practicing such in life actively and even to giving non attatchment to things as an exercise in more self discovery.

Through so doing the false conceptions of self and life and living start changing and thus it becomes a path and a discipline.

Thus I say to you that on reaching such levels of awareness or 'enlightenments' and discovering more not self it also becomes a rediscovery of the true self. For it is you and also will be you in essence who is following the path to enlightenment and overcoming the illusion.

So in Aikido terminology (philosophy) I would call it a return to peace and the bringing of heaven to earth.

Hope that explains my approach and where I am coming from.

Peace.G.

04-12-2012, 12:48 AM	#39
rikdpola Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 568 Senior Member	Thank you Aloka. Indeed the accesstoinsight account is one I have read and actually love and am quite in accordance with. With regards to the above post this is another fundamental principle I adhere to, all within the bounds of my Aikido. For a bit of background knowledge Aikido was started by a man named Ueshiba who had reached an enlightened state. He was a buddhist and followed shinto, or a sect of shinto. He discovered that the true Budo was love and thus contrary to most physical concepts of budo and fighting and war found that you could use the activity to learn about your true self and nature based on the principles he stated. So it now became (for some anyway) a path of peace leading to enlightenment. Quite zen like. His goals he stated in such ways as being at one with the universal love and acting with the true nature of the universe and 'ki', in harmony and with the spirit of loving protection for all things. Thus the ideal is through the methods as in buddhism, although the teminology I use may be different. So with regards to the above post I call this center or hara. From center we practice therefore being in the moment, with 'zanshin' (awareness or awakened attention, Ki) From here we are to practice another principle of Aikido which is 'non-resistance' Thus this leads to discovering how to 'let go' of preconceptions, emotions, considerations etc and just operate from the moment in harmony. Thus this also leads to practicing such in life actively and even to giving non attatchment to things as an exercise in more self discovery. Through so doing the false conceptions of self and life and living start changing and thus it becomes a path and a discipline. Thus I say to you that on reaching such levels of awareness or 'enlightenments' and discovering more not self it also becomes a rediscovery of the true self. For it is you and also will be you in essence who is following the path to enlightenment and overcoming the illusion. So in Aikido terminology (philosophy) I would call it a return to peace and the bringing of heaven to earth. Hope that explains my approach and where I am coming from. Peace.G.
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