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Subject: Re: bear the pain and spare the shame Author: flame quote [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 21:09:00 06/20/16 Mon In reply to: flame and the void 's message, "Re: bear the pain and spare the shame" on 21:05:05 06/20/16 Mon The flame and the void is a concentration technique, in which someone imagines a flame and then imagines pushing all emotion into it for them to be burned away. For men who can channel, when they are in this state, they are able to sense saidin (TDR, Ch. 7). It is also known as the Oneness (TGH, Ch. 16) and ko'di (NS, Ch. 16). Quotes The mind is part of it, most of it. Blank your mind, sheepherder. Empty it of hate or fear, of everything. Burn them away (Lan, to Rand, The Eye of the World, Chapter 13). I imagine a flame, and then I push everything into it. Hate, fear, nervousness. Everything. When they’re all consumed, there’s an emptiness, a void, inside my head. I am in the middle of it, but I’m a part of whatever I am concentrating on, too.” (Rand, to Elayne and Egwene, The Dragon Reborn, Chapter 7) The Oneness," she said, sounding satisfied. She saw his questioning look and added, "That is what it is called . . . in some places. The Oneness. To learn the full use of it, it is best to wrap it around you continuously, to dwell in it at all times, or so I've heard." (Lanfear, The Great Hunt, Chapter 16). [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]