Doka 44

This world is built up
Of living-life (iki-inochi) of the breath of life (iki-inichi) and the
saving power of the Universal (iki-inochi)
All spinning and flourishing
The jewel-like Aiki of the Spirit (tama-no-aiki).

Morihei Ueshiba, 1936.

(Edited by Seiseki Abe under the supervision of Kisshomaru Ueshiba.)