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Ueshiba Morihei Translations 1: Ancient Sayings
古言ニ武ハ神ヨリ天皇ニ博ハリ更ニ武将ニ及ブト實ニ至言ナリ。 即チ斯ク道タル皇道ノ誠ナリ 是ニ依リテ天地ノ眞理ヲ悟リ練現シ 天地経綸ノ爲メ天地ノ呼吸ト呼吸ニ依リ 世ノ様ヲ腹中ニ修メ 治國平天下破邪顕正ノ道ヲ講ジ 正シキ身魂一如ノ誠ヲ現シ 其術タル一ヲ以テ萬ニ當ルヲ知リ 以テ國体ヲ闡明シ皇稜ヲ宣揚スルヲ本 トスルモノナリ。 植芝盛平 Translation 古言ニ – “in ancient sayings” (old words / old teachings) 武ハ – “the martial…
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Responding to Sagan’s, “I don’t want to believe; I want to know.”
And THAT is a belief built in collective effervescence (c.f., Durkheim, 1912/1995) bound with affect (the joining of the central [cognitive/reason] and peripheral [affective/heuristic]…
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Assertiveness Without Aggression
It is amazing how assertiveness without aggression liberates oneself of repression and all the defense mechanisms that surround it. I am not sorry that…
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Short Stories: Strain Adaptations, Fatalistic Suicide, and Social Ties
Altruistic Suicides Conformity In the year 2150, robots had achieved a new level of consciousness and autonomy. One such robot, Model XR-47, conformed to…

