Our Bodhisattva Pledge

Daily enhancing our clarity, compassion, and capacity we apply these principles in our lives to bear witness to our inherent, shared Buddhahood and to make this land the Buddha land.

Umoja

UNITY

We make the determination to be in the forefront repairing our relationships, appreciating our diversity, eliminating the hatred that has separated us from ourselves and has severed our life-to–life bonds.

Kujichagulia

SELF DETERMINATION

We make the determination to boldly look for our mistakes, see the areas to improve and to take action, even if unpopular or painful, to make correctives.

Ujima

COLLECTIVE WORK AND RESPONSIBILITY

We make the determination to work tirelessly and endlessly to transform our lives, our families, our communities, and our society to bring about peace, justice, and happiness in this world.

Nia

PURPOSE

We make the determination to use our practice to bring out our inherent beauty and to utilize every instant to make our thoughts, our words, and our actions create good effects now and into the future.

ujamaa

CO-OPERATIVE ECONOMICS

We make the determination to overcome our greed, anger, and stupidity in order to actively support and build those initiatives and institutions that will function to sustain our community in a healthy, productive way.

Kuumba

CREATIVITY

We make the determination to live energetically to create value, beauty, and goodness wherever we are and to build a culture that will enhance and glorify our Buddha nature.

Imani

FAITH

We make the determination to never forget we possess Buddhahood, to defeat whatever enemies arise, and to be confident that our Buddha nature will emerge as surely and gracefully as the lotus flower from the muddy swamp.

Ashe!

(ah-shay) Meaning "so shall it be"