修行会

第一原理
武＝宇宙原理

Primer-1
Bu = Cosmic Principle

Declares bu (martial principle) as root of all existence and as founding spirit of a nation, where bujutsu arises from Kōkoku no Michi fusing prewar imperial ideology with a Shintō–kotodama cosmology in which all affairs are to be regarded as divine. It could be argued that bujutsu is a cultural (e.g. local, national) expression of bu.

第二原理
人との合気

Primer-2
Harmony with Others

Beginning from the practice of harmonizing with other people, this second primer says that aikido training should work the martial aspect of Yamato spirit into body and heart-mind, polishing and unifying the soul of makoto so that the values of truth, goodness, and beauty are embodied as one.

第三原理
心魂一如

Primer-3
Heart-Mind-Spirit Inseparable

True makoto as the inseparable unification of heart-mind and spirit joining / harmonizing manifest and hidden realms bringing forth and elevating a world with an authentically sincere brave harmonious spirit.

第四原理
和合美化

Primer-4
Harmonious Beautification

Making harmonizing beautification the goal (i.e., relating to Shinto ordering of a world), in a physical sense (i.e., historical use of aiming at a target) and a modern sense of goal setting.

第五原理
体＝道場、心＝修業者／修行者／学び手

Primer-5
Body Dojo, Heart-Mind Practitioner

Declares body as dojo and heart-mind as practitioner and to never forget this.

第六原理
「至愛」の源に順う

Primer-6
Deepest Love’s Source Followed

Become one with the sacred creator of the universe arisen from supreme love and devote to shugyo as the highest principle of bu.