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Old 06-07-2012, 10:31 AM   #398
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Re: Spiritual and i/p

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Graham Christian wrote: View Post
You can cite it and then over time get to understand it more fully and understand more about other things from it. You may even see golden lights and hit enlghtening experiences. Then become certain, with conflicting mind gone. Sounds much like Ueshiba path to me.

Rather than just a concept it's a view of the universal principles of life, the cosmos. The spiritual basis of all from divine source. Thus this should be inherent in all religions for it is their root from which many may stray. Thus put back into it would make them better. It contains the principle of all or even best results coming from divinity etc. So it implies we must align with such no matter who we are or what religion. Much like Aikido and the words of Ueshiba.

That's my brief outline.

Peace.G.
"Much like" - but how do you connect that to what Ueshiba actually said?

Also, what about the second half of the question - the pre-war/post-war dichotomy?

Best,

Chris