The Samurai Creed

The Samurai creed was first spoken by an anonymous Samurai warrior before his Lords, as they prepared for battle. The Bujin'Kai has taken this poem and transformed it into a chant or prayer spoken to the Emporer and Buddah as they prepare for battle. All Bushika and all ranks above have commited the Samurai creed to memory.

The leader of the unit chants the first line from each sentence of the creed and each member must answer his call in unison.



The Samuri Creed...

I have no parents; I make the Heavens and Earth my parents.

I have no home; I make the Tan Tien my home.

I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.

I have no means; I make Docility my means.

I have no magic power; I make personality my magic power.

I have neither life nor death; I make Eternal Life my Death.

I have no body; I make Stoicism my body.

I have no eyes; I make the Flash of Lightning my eyes.

I have no ears; I make the Sensibility my Ears.

I have no limbs; I make the Promptitude my Limbs.

I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.

I have no strategy; I make the right to Kill and the right to Restore Life my Strategy.

I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.

I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.

I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.

I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.


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