Ten Articles of Faith on Mental Training

  1. Be loyal to one's country: through dedication and sacrifice fulfill your duty to your country and your people. This originates through the tradition and spirit of Hwa Rang Do.
  2. Be obedient and respectful to one's parents and elders: children should be respectful and loving to their parents, and parents should be loving and kind to their children.
  3. Be loving and kind to one's husband or wife: marital happiness is the result of unselfish dedication and unconditional love toward each other.
  4. Be cooperative between brothers and sisters: develop unity, cooperation and unselfish dedication between your familial as well as Moo Do brothers and sisters.
  5. Be respectful to elders: respect, honor, and protect the rights of elders with courtesy, consideration, and deep appreciation.
  6. Be faithful to your teacher: develop your Moo Do spirit through the practice of duty, loyalty, unselfishness, and loving kindness.
  7. Be faithful to friends: honor friendship and strive for peace, happiness, and harmony toward all humankind.
  8. Face combat only in justice and with honor: seek with purity of heart to discern between good and evil with truth and fairness.
  9. Never retreat in combat: sacrifice for truth and justice with courage, bravery, and a pure heart.
  10. Always finish what you start: believe and you will achieve.