Take it to Heart

It occurred to me after my sitting that Ki-Aikido should be taken to heart, not just used as a way to justify our habitual patterns of self degradation or habitual patterns of striving for perfection. If we use Aikido as we use everything else then we might not be realizing the potential in front of us. In fact we may be using it to denigrate ourselves or to become a perfectionist, which is the opposite of making the world into light or love but rather making it a dark, harsh and resentful place. You need to feel your arts as you feel the connection between you and your uke. Technical proficiency is good but it is less than half of what is required.