BE KIND WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE.
You decide to clear your mind in preparation for your daily exercises. Your mind has not yet finished sharpening, and you have yet to develop significant soul talent. A few of your brothers, you hear, have managed to enter the Manifest Stage of their ethereal path, able to transform into Avatars. You don't let the delusion of jealousy cloud your mind. You know you will reach that level soon. Which is why you must practice.
Meditation begins smoothly, but you have trouble sitting still. While you managed to do so for a number of hours (with many breaks in between), that impatience forced you to do something else: actually practice your techniques. There is one technique you've been itching to develop, and that's using the ether to see, in addition to speak. You haven't a name for it yet, but at the moment, its given name of XLR8 fits just fine. You see it as more of a warrior monk technique due to its function. It greatly increases you're awareness and perception. The world around you seems to meet a snail's pace and your senses are enhanced. You don't actually move faster, you just...it's hard to explain. You know what it does, and you need to tune it.
Hone it.
Deep breath. Clear mind. Focus, focus, focus . . .
INHALE~In a flash, the world slows to that familiar crawl. Previously insignificant details now introduce themselves to you. Colours are more prominent, sounds have more depth and layers, and you can see the finite details in everything. Like the rapid movement of the butterfly that is fluttering near your face, or the morning dewdrops on each blade of grass. Each hair on your arm seems to exist in a dimension of its own, and every flower and plant declares its individuality as their colours offer a much sharper contrast than they did before.
EXHALE~With a sharp exhale, you snap back into the proper sense of awareness as the world returns to its original hues and you perceive things normally. You're getting better at being in the present, in the moment, which is a teaching of your Sangha. With more practice you could increase your heightened awareness. Though, the intensity of your senses is overwhelming, so you muse use this technique with care and caution.
"Ah, you're in the garden", a Silent says, entering the garden levitating in full lotus. "We were looking for you. Why do you not practice with us?"
"I figured I would practice in solitude today."
"Understandable. Hopefully you practice with us tomorrow. Peace in silence, brother."
"And to you", you reply with a slight nod. The Silent returns to the group, and you figure that's enough practising for now. Your senses can't handle another assault like that. Maybe later.
It is now afternoon. Your next tasks will bring you into nightfall.
[PICK 2 ACTIONS]
- Speak with a Lama.
- Speak with the Dalai Lama.
- Share in an exchange of philosophy and knowledge.
- Visit the Shrine of Stillness.
- Seek communications from the other monasteries.
- Seek communications from the mages.
- Bay12 decides.
> Pick a first and last name. (Try to make it mystic and Asian-y.)
Name: ?
Path: Ethereal
Sangha: Silent
Based on my writing format, I'm making it pretty obvious what site I came from.
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