Sincerity!
Cultivate yourself
sincerely and thus realize
the profound truth that
manifest and hidden are one.
Makoto oba
sara ni makoto ni
neriagete
kenyu ichijo no
shintai o shire
These doka are taken from various texts on aikido and O-Sensei authored by John Stevens Sensei. I have picked ones that are personal favorites, and that I feel might help share an understanding of the thoughts and hopes O-Sensei had with his art of harmony.
Favorite Dokas (continued)