The Art of Peace

John Stevens, Morihei Ueshiba

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Shambhala
01 May 2007

Religion & beliefs; Oriental martial arts

"THE ART OF PEACE offers a nonviolent way to victory in the face of conflict.

Inspirational teachings on fearlessness, compassion, and nature by the founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido

The real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. So taught the great Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Aikido is a mind-body discipline Ueshiba called the ""Art of Peace."" It offers a nonviolent way to victory in the face of conflict, and Ueshiba believed that Aikido principles could be applied to all the challenges we face in life-in personal and business relationships, as well as in our interactions with society.

This edition is a much-expanded version of the original miniature edition that appeared in the Shambhala Pocket Classics series. It features a wealth of new material, including a biography of Ueshiba; an essay by John Stevens that presents Ueshiba's views on ""The Art of War versus the Art of Peace""; newly translated doka, didactic ""poems of the Way""; and Ueshiba's own calligraphies."

By: Morihei Ueshiba
Edited by: John Stevens
Imprint: Shambhala
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 107mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 102g
ISBN: 9781590304488
ISBN 10: 1590304489
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 May 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

MORIHEI UESHIBA: (1886 - 1969), the founder of the Japanese martial art od aikido, is renowned as one of the greatest martial artists of all time. After years as a master of many martial arts, a soldier, and a spiritual seeker, he developed aikido as a way to cultivate peace and harmony in the world. JOHN STEVENS is a professor of Buddhist Studies and an aikido instructor at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai, Japan. He is the author or translator of over thirty books on Buddhism, Zen, aikido and Asian culture.

Reviews for The Art of Peace

You do not have to be an Aikido practitioner or martial artist to appreciate the inspiring messages presented in Ueshiba's words. Ueshiba believed that the real way of the warrior is based on the compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature, and thus his teachings are not strictly for the warrior, they are for the human race. --Qi Journal This book is a 'must' for all students of O'sensei's philosophy and hence--I would say--for all Aikidoka. --Aikido Today