Buddha Hand Circle
Buddha Hand Council Vision, Purpose, Mission and Values
Our Vision: We are in alignment with the Vision Statement of the Zen Center of Los Angeles: an enlightened world in which suffering is transcended; all beings live in harmony; everyone has enough; deep wisdom is realized and compassion flows unhindered.
Our Purpose: To support the practice opportunity of residency at ZCLA; we work to facilitate, mediate and work with residents on a variety of issues.
Our Mission: We support the actualization of our Vision and Purpose:
- by monthly meetings to review issues of concern to the residential community;
- by the creation of guidelines and meaningful requirements for residency;
- by providing forums in various forms to facilitate conflict resolution among individuals as well as working to create effective and inclusive policies on issues of shared concern to residents;
- by active involvement, in cooperation with the Abbot, to accomplish a periodic review process for residents.
Our Core Values:
- to be open to and support issues and concerns of residents
- to hold witness position for residents
- to provide safe settings for deep active listening
- to listen deeply to each other as circle members
- to be open to the collective wisdom that arises within the BHC and from other sources
- to maintain an attitude of openness and transparency
- to protect the privacy of residents, with the exception of situations wherein the safety of the larger community may be compromised
- to work toward the creation of policies concerning residency as the need arises