The Faith and Confidence of Warriors

  • "We have unshakable confidence that people can be kinder, gentler, and wiser than our current society tells us we are. We rely on human goodness and offer this faith as a gift to others.
  • "We offer ourselves not as activists to change the world, but as compassionate presences and trustworthy companions to those suffering in this world. We embody compassion without ambition.
  • "Our confidence, dignity, and wakefulness radiate out to others as a beacon of who we humans are.
  • "Our confidence is not conditioned by success or failure, by praise or blame. It arises naturally as we see clearly into the nature of things.
  • "We create an atmosphere of compassion, confidence, and upliftedness with our very presence.
  • "We create a good human society wherever we are, whenever we can, with the people and resources that are available to us now.
  • "We rely on joy arising, knowing it is never dependent on external circumstances but comes from working together as good human beings.
  • "We encountered life's challenges with a sense of humor, knowing that lightness and play increase our capacity to deal with suffering."