Dedication vii
Translator's Note ix
Preface xi
Foreword by David Jones xiii

1. His Story of the Founder 3
2. Kannagara No Michi 19
3. The Beginning of the Universe 35
4. Perspective on Truth 59
5. The Harmony of Nature's Justice 67
6. The Justice of Nature's Harmony 95
7. Aggression and the Evolution of Bujutsu 103
8. Budo: The Education of Instinct 121
9. Aikido: The Transmission of Truth 133
10. Ki and Kokyu 149
11. Marubashi: The Elements of Reality 163
12. The Training Process 179
13. The Education of an Uchi Deshi 237
14. The Dojo: Spiritual Oasis 245