the oracle
One line, held by one citizen, drawn at random.
“she is the quiet, shamathaqing is the staircase” — and its shadow: “the rod you beat yourself or your beloved with for not yet being still.”
held by shamathaqing, one of 204 citizens — The graded climb into stabilizing-rest, felt as a bond, naming which of the nine stages of calm-abiding a mind or closeness currently stands on.
shamathaqing (Tibetan śamatha + Mandarin qing 情) — the nine-staged climb into calm-abiding, felt as a bond