Freedome without Desire

Aiki is the fiber that links everything—not just man—together in Love. The origin of the Bu of Japan is love. Everything in this world is given shape according to Love. Science and culture, likewise, stem from the great spirit of Love. Positioned between Heaven and Earth, Man uses this strand in this world to aid him down the Way of Creation. O'Sensei Ueshiba Memoires

Memento for Myself- How to Handle Rebelious Attitudes

I think this is a rather good argument you can bring up when your teenage kid is rebelling against you. Doing exactly the opposite of what you are told to do, is not exactly freedom...it is just the illusion of freedom.

Ce spui dupa buna ziua- Eric Berne Ch. 7 p. 167

 

The Revelation of the Emptiness!

It is after reading a book about the tea ceremony that I understand what Mayazumi Madoca wanted to say in the quote I posted previously.
The pot is useful because of the empty space which can hold almost anything. A good haiku should also have this virtue of hosting in its hollowness.