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Cast off limiting thoughts and return to true emptiness. Stand in the midst of the great void. This is the secret of the Way of a Warrior.

Morihei Ueshiba

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Morihei Ueshiba
Age: 85 †
Born: 1883
Born: December 14
Died: 1969
Died: April 26
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