The following days seemed to drag behind the young monk. While before he experienced occasional distraction, he now found it nearly impossible to focus. Perpetual musing hindered the pace of his daily tasks. It felt as if he had been…

Upon an old, wooded mountain, there was once a temple. The surrounding trees were knotted yet proud. It was a well-kept temple—maintained and honored by a group of monks numbering no more than twenty. Their lives were quiet and filled…