"Just as tops spinning violently and rapidly becomes steady, the most rapid movements results in calm. Like the eye of the typhoon, which, is always peaceful, inner calm results in great strength of action. Calm and action are exactly one. Only when we keep our one point and unify our mind and body, can we find spare time even when we are busy. Keep a calm mind and you will be able to perform to the best of your ability, even in an emergency or when facing important tasks."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
13 : The unity of calm and action
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Koichi_Tohei
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Koichi Tohei
Koichi Tohei (20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally "aikido with mind and body unified"), but commonly known as "Ki-Aikido".
41 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Koichi Tohei →
Related Quotes
"Countless people have attempted to define the absolute power of the world of nature. Some praise it as God, some call…"
"Only those with their eyes open to the world of nature are capable of uncovering its truth. Everything springs from a…"
"Let us have a universal spirit that loves and protects all creation and helps all things grow and develop. To unify m…"
"Our lives are born of the Ki of the Universe. Let us give thanks for being born not as plants and animals, but as hum…"
"The absolute universe is one. We call this ki. Our lives and our bodies are born of the ki of the universe. Study tho…"
"Mind and body were originally one. Do not think that the power you have is only the power you ordinarily use and moan…"
"Like the calm still surface water that reflects the moon and a flying bird, true living calmness is the condition of …"
"The absolute universe is one. Then two opposing forces appeared, and the relative world was born. In the orient this …"
"The subconscious mind acts as a storehouse of knowledge and past experiences. The materials stored in the subconsciou…"
"Ki is a very complex word... and even more difficult to translate to westerners."