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Kar'Hallarn, the last Emperor of Heraan.
~†~
“Just like water if you do not stir it becomes clear, the mind left unaltered finds its own peace”
Life is a complicated journey which has many uphill and down hill chapters. We begin young, and if we are lucky, we end old. Things come and things go, but there is one thing that will always be there, as true now as at the start of beginning-less time: change. Change is the only thing that is permanent in the Universe, everything else comes and goes, even the building blocks of the Universe, atoms, which were born in the big bang, will likely end in a big crunch.
We only have to look into the past, at all of the great empires that have grown strong and ruled large portions of the world, only to end in nothing. Everything they built is gone, all of their great leaders and followers are nothing more than the dust on the floor, the air that we breathe, and the water we drink.
In this Universe of change, where nothing is the same from one moment to the next, there is something else that is everlasting, although on the surface seems very temporary. This thing is ‘now’.
~†~
Accept everything just the way it is.
Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
Be detached from desire your whole life long.
Do not regret what you have done.
Never be jealous.
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
In all things have no preferences.
Be indifferent to where you live.
Do not pursue the taste of good food.
Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
Do not act following customary beliefs.
Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
Do not fear death.
Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
Never stray from the Way.
~†~
“Just like water if you do not stir it becomes clear, the mind left unaltered finds its own peace”
Life is a complicated journey which has many uphill and down hill chapters. We begin young, and if we are lucky, we end old. Things come and things go, but there is one thing that will always be there, as true now as at the start of beginning-less time: change. Change is the only thing that is permanent in the Universe, everything else comes and goes, even the building blocks of the Universe, atoms, which were born in the big bang, will likely end in a big crunch.
We only have to look into the past, at all of the great empires that have grown strong and ruled large portions of the world, only to end in nothing. Everything they built is gone, all of their great leaders and followers are nothing more than the dust on the floor, the air that we breathe, and the water we drink.
In this Universe of change, where nothing is the same from one moment to the next, there is something else that is everlasting, although on the surface seems very temporary. This thing is ‘now’.
~†~
Accept everything just the way it is.
Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
Be detached from desire your whole life long.
Do not regret what you have done.
Never be jealous.
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
In all things have no preferences.
Be indifferent to where you live.
Do not pursue the taste of good food.
Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
Do not act following customary beliefs.
Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
Do not fear death.
Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
Never stray from the Way.
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The Thunderforge
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独行道
Uláva Atacarmë
We will fight for what we believe in.
We will take a side,
And our wrath shall be furious.
Uláva Atacarmë
We will fight for what we believe in.
We will take a side,
And our wrath shall be furious.
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