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Opening a chakra does not make a Monk. In this age of the technique's re-emergence, it has become commonplace for any and all who manage to force the seats open to refer to themselves as such. Yet, it is not so. One who styles oneself a monk while refusing to understand and respect the power one wields, along with the responsibility that comes with it, is naught but a wayward fighter with unlocked potential for greater savagery.Â
While the Fists did indeed set their power to the destruction of their foes, and while the chakras do in fact grant mankind abilities greater than the typical physical, one must understand that it is not simply about gaining power to fight more, or fight better. The entire reason one is able to transcend such limits and become built for combat is the change in mind and spirit brought about by the understanding and respect of what has been opened.
Each of the chakras correspond to a natural quality within one's very spirit, and through that quality does one  link one's mind, body and spirit to the world around one. The world fills the spirit, which in turn colors what the world has given to suit the chakra's nature. The spirit thus feeds the body and the mind. There must be a balance within this feeding; for a body fed without a mind honed is directionless, and a mind gorged without a body steeled is pointless. Without strength of spirit, a chakra cannot be opened to begin with. It is this balance, this mix of mind, body and spirit that makes a monk -- not the simple ability to throw power haphazardly.
From there, one can purpose this balance toward whatever one chooses. The way of the Fist was destruction, and so that it is the use to what it was put. Yet, it was not wanton destruction, for the balance itself brings with it the wisdom and discretion to apply it well.Â
Though I follow the way of the Fist, I declare my belief that a Monk need not follow that path of destruction. Once there is balance, whichever path the Monk chooses will be a prosperous one.Â
So writes Berrod Armstrong, Son of the Fist.
Opening a chakra does not make a Monk. In this age of the technique's re-emergence, it has become commonplace for any and all who manage to force the seats open to refer to themselves as such. Yet, it is not so. One who styles oneself a monk while refusing to understand and respect the power one wields, along with the responsibility that comes with it, is naught but a wayward fighter with unlocked potential for greater savagery.Â
While the Fists did indeed set their power to the destruction of their foes, and while the chakras do in fact grant mankind abilities greater than the typical physical, one must understand that it is not simply about gaining power to fight more, or fight better. The entire reason one is able to transcend such limits and become built for combat is the change in mind and spirit brought about by the understanding and respect of what has been opened.
Each of the chakras correspond to a natural quality within one's very spirit, and through that quality does one  link one's mind, body and spirit to the world around one. The world fills the spirit, which in turn colors what the world has given to suit the chakra's nature. The spirit thus feeds the body and the mind. There must be a balance within this feeding; for a body fed without a mind honed is directionless, and a mind gorged without a body steeled is pointless. Without strength of spirit, a chakra cannot be opened to begin with. It is this balance, this mix of mind, body and spirit that makes a monk -- not the simple ability to throw power haphazardly.
From there, one can purpose this balance toward whatever one chooses. The way of the Fist was destruction, and so that it is the use to what it was put. Yet, it was not wanton destruction, for the balance itself brings with it the wisdom and discretion to apply it well.Â
Though I follow the way of the Fist, I declare my belief that a Monk need not follow that path of destruction. Once there is balance, whichever path the Monk chooses will be a prosperous one.Â
So writes Berrod Armstrong, Son of the Fist.
The First Chakra
The Second Chakra
The Third Chakra
The Fourth Chakra
The Fifth Chakra
The Sixth Chakra
Grasping the Chakras
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