| Flower Gesture ( • • • Mind, • • • Time) Tradition Book: Akashic Brotherhood, Revised Ed. 71 |
| The Buddha Sakyamuni lifted a flower at the conclusion of his final
sermon. With a gesture he imparted the essence his teachings to
Mahakasypa. With this rote, a Brother can transfer her ideas in an instant. Like Mahakasypa's enlightenment, it comes as a sudden burst of inspiration. Kannagara elders and Shi-Ren scholars use mudras and brief phrases to transmit a burst of thought, said to arise from Akashakarma itself. System: This rote is essentially rapid telepathy. After one success is spent making contact, each success thereafter multiplies the speed at which information arises in the target's mind. The information is immediately understandable. MET: Disciple Mind, Disciple Time. After using a mudra or a koan (an unanswerable riddle), you may telepathically contact a subject and spend up to one minute communicating with him, despite the fact that only one turn passes in the game. Grades of Success: Each grade of success adds another effective minute of communication to a turn or extends the actual duration of the telepathic link by one grade of success. Storytellers should ban the use of this rote as an out-of-character stalling tactic. |