The heart of a human being is no different from the soul of heaven and earth. In your practice always keep in your thoughts the interaction of heaven and earth, water and fire, yin and yang.
Morihei Ueshiba
The Art of Peace
It is bad to carry even a good thing too far. Even concerning things such as Buddhism, Buddhist sermons and moral lessons, talking too much will bring harm.
Feeling deeply the difference between oneself and others, bearing ill will and falling out with people - these things come from a heart that lacks compassion. If one wraps up everything with a heart of compassion, there will be no coming into conflict with people.
Yamamoto Tsunemoto
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Anytime you feel tension and friciton building up between yourself and others, if you change your mind that very moment, you can prevail by the advantage of radical difference. This is 'becoming new'.
Miyamoto Musashi
The Book of Five Rings
The Way is the way of Heaven and Earth; Man's place is to follow it; therefore make it the object of thy life to reverence Heaven. Heaven loves me and others with equal love; therefore with the love wherewith though lovest thyself, love others. Make not Man they partner but heaven, and making Heaven thy partner do the best. Never condemn others; but see to it that though comest not short of thing own mark.
Inazo Nitobe quoting Saigo
Bushido: The Code of the Samurai
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