Ki Class

"It is the mind that leads the mind astray. Do not allow the mind to be trusted by the mind."

"Flow freely, unobstructed — that is Buddha. Cling to good or bad alike — that is demon."

The state in which mind and body are unified and your natural capacity is expressed at 100% is what it means for Ki to be flowing.

A mind without confusion. The full expression of your capacity. Look back — everyone has experienced this.

Ki is not something special. It is available to everyone, at any time.

In the Ki Class, we train systematically so that this state can be accessed stably, at any time.

Understanding Mind and Body from the Essence of Life
Mind and body are given to us by heaven and earth, by great nature — as instruments for expressing life.

To use them rightly, to live them fully — this, I believe, is what it means to be grateful for the life we have been given, and to honour it.

Most of us today live either doing as we please, or wandering in uncertainty about how to move forward, sensing our own limitations.

But in that way, we express only the tip of the iceberg. What a waste.

Mind and body are given simultaneously — so using them together is natural, and right.

Only by living mind and body in alignment with this simple, absolute natural law does one's original capacity emerge.

This is called "Shin-shin Ichinyo" — mind and body as one.

It is the same as approaching things with heart — with full attention and genuine care. From the raising of chopsticks, through every small act of dai
ly life — making this a habit was the tradition of Japan since ancient times.

The mind has no colour, no scent, no form — it is entirely different in nature from the body. When we consider how to use each:

the mind has its own correct laws of the mind, the body has its own correct laws of the body — and training each in alignment with these is essential.

Above and beyond that, the great principle at work between the two is: "Mind and body as one. Mind moves body."

When the mind is positive, the body becomes positive — and the whole of life shines at full capacity.

Mind and body are two sides of one thing — their boundary cannot be found, because they are one (Shin-shin Ichinyo).

This must be understood not as religion, ideology, or mental philosophy, but from the essence of life itself. That is precisely why anyone, anywhere,
at any time can work with these principles.

The Law of the Body — Correct Posture
When we hear "correct posture," we tend to think of straightening the spine, pushing out the chest — but forced posture doesn't last. It's unstable, a
nd tiring.

Correct, natural posture carries natural stability. It is comfortable, sustainable, good for health, and easy to maintain. It is the optimal state of
connection with heaven and earth.

From this posture, you can move in an instant — always ready to respond to whatever arises, able to express 100% of your capacity when the moment come
s.

"Movement within stillness" — (the state of having converged to infinite smallness, yet not stopped) — is at work.

It is very simple to develop. Anyone can attain it quickly.

The Law of the Body — Relaxation
Relaxation is essential — not only for elite athletes, but for anyone who wishes to consistently express their natural capacity. Most people know this
.

And yet it is considered difficult to achieve. The reason is that relaxation is confused with collapse — with going limp. Without knowing correct post
ure, one falls immediately into a state of exhaustion.

Once you truly attain genuine relaxation, you move exactly as the mind — the unconscious — envisions, in a way that is almost joyful.

"When I alone dance — heaven and earth dance with me!"

"Every movement from the farthest reach of heaven and earth to the farthest reach — beginning from infinite smallness, converging to infinite smallnes
s (stillness) — continuing without break!"

Movement with ease and full expansion.

This is what is described as: "Dancing on the great stage of heaven and earth."

The ideal practice for attaining relaxation within movement is the "Oneness Rhythm Ki Health Exercise."

"Movement within stillness" — (the convergence to infinite smallness becoming the beginning of the next infinite smallness, continuing without break)
— is at work.

Move with ease, immersed in a sense of oneness with heaven and earth, with great nature. That is the key.

The Law of the Mind — Composure / Ki Breathing / Meditation
When we picture someone "with Ki flowing," we often imagine sharp, piercing eyes. But the eyes are the window of the mind. Even the slightest emotiona
l agitation means Ki is not truly flowing.

Sharp eyes — how do they feel?

It is when the mind is still that Ki truly flows. "Compassionate eyes, warm presence" — that is the appearance of true Ki.

When the mind is still, you can perceive things as they truly are — feel them directly. Your connection with heaven and earth is at its finest, and all of the outside world reaches you with subtle clarity. From this, correct judgement always flows.

And simultaneously, the power to release everything at once is ready — prepared. This is called "movement within stillness" (converged to infinite smallness — not stopped.)

The shift from Tohei Sensei's serene expression to the sudden flash of his technique — it truly astonished me. (It was, honestly, frightening.)

Ki Breathing is practiced in correct posture, relaxed, comfortably, pleasurably.

Before long, you forget the existence of your own body — and become one with heaven and earth, with great nature. The mind grows peacefully still, going deeper and deeper (converging to infinite smallness — into a state of subtle sensitivity to the outer world).

This is an essential Ki practice.

"Becoming one with heaven and earth is the very eye of practice."

Through this subtle sensitivity, we grasp in felt experience: the relationship between heaven, earth, and people. The relationship between people and people.

We are a life endowed by heaven and earth with the magnificent sensitivity to perceive all things.

And naturally, the health benefits are profound. Oxygen reaches to the finest capillaries. Even cancer cells, when oxygen reaches them, are said to disappear.

The Law of the Mind — A Positive Mind
Simply saying "My Ki is flowing" — and Ki flows. Because as long as we live, Ki flowing is our natural state.

We can also understand this as "Ki is moving through."

We are born from, protected by, and sustained by heaven and earth. So it is natural that we are in exchange with heaven and earth.*

Biologically, all our cells are said to be constantly exchanging with the outside at the molecular level — taking in and releasing, always renewing. (
Dynamic equilibrium.)

"Ki is flowing" means this exchange with heaven and earth is active — giving out and receiving in return. A state of vigorous exchange is what it mean
s to be full of Ki.

And yet we so often contract that exchange ourselves — telling ourselves "I can't," "I'm no good," "I'm stressed" — pulling Ki inward.

Should we then simply tell ourselves "I can!" or "This is fine!"?

This is called positive thinking. Nakamura Tempu Sensei was its great proponent. I too practiced it earnestly for many years in my youth.

What I found was this: the mind cannot be completely controlled. No matter how much you tell yourself, no matter how much you believe — it doesn't bec
ome truly positive.

(Quantum physics tells us that everything in this world is constituted probabilistically — nothing can be completely controlled.)

In moments like that, the answer is simply: give outward. The principle is: give, and it flows in return.

Not "I can!" directed inward — but outward, toward heaven and earth. Keep giving, keep connecting — and the mind, of its own accord, becomes forward-f
acing. This, I believe, is the truth.

Call it "absolute positive thinking."*

Frankl wrote in Man's Search for Meaning of the moment when the prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp were moved together by the breathtaking beauty
of a sunset.

I also heard the story of a former military physician who, in the final days of the war, found his heart saved by the brilliance of the Southern Cross
.

Loving a pet is also an outward giving.

To consistently perceive things with a forward-facing mind through Ki — the key is confidence in your connection with heaven and earth.

If you understand this confidence as believing in yourself — you fall into arrogance. One small stumble and it collapses. I experienced this myself, m
any times.

True confidence is: the certainty that you are connected to heaven and earth. Trusting that you are sustained, nurtured, and protected by heaven and e
arth, by great nature. Follow life to its source — and this is simply natural.

Here is where the unshakeable foundation of inner strength is cultivated.

As long as you remain connected to heaven and earth — simply "entrust it to heaven and earth, and let go." Just watch. Then deepen your certainty by s
eeing the truth of how the principle works.

Facing heaven and earth, not other people — the "self-reliant" way of learning.*

Tohei Sensei shared that in battle, the "view of life and death" he had attained through Zen was completely useless. What he practiced every morning w
as: "Entrust everything to heaven and earth."

In the midst of bullets striking everything from all directions, there was no way to "keep the mind positive."

He led his men with no looting or misconduct in enemy territory — and local security actually improved, earning the community's respect.

Even in enemy territory after defeat, he maintained the unity of his platoon for months — and brought all 80 men home safely as their 24-year-old comm
ander.

For us today — it is exactly the same.

Entrust yourself to heaven and earth. "Connect to heaven and earth — and entrust it to heaven and earth." That is the unshakeable foundation of a stea
dy mind.

Experience the freedom of a mind released from all that holds it back. Your mind becomes yours to use freely.

Each of these things we will learn carefully, step by step — not as knowledge, but through experience, in a way that is clear and accessible.

What is originally right is simply natural, simply ordinary — nothing special at all.

And so anyone can attain it, quickly.

Let us learn together, with joy.