Befriend only Banyan, stay away from Branch. Better is death with Banyan than life with Branch.

Stories of Past Lives 13 The Book of the Ones Ethics The Arrow: a past life story

Curse the dart, the arrow that deeply strikes a man. Curse the nation where women rule. Those creatures are cursed who fall to women’s sway.

Stories of Past Lives 14 The Book of the Ones Ethics The Wind-deer: a past life story

Nothing, it seems, is worse than tastes in monasteries or meeting places. The domesticated Wind-deer was brought under Victor’s sway by tastes.

Stories of Past Lives 15 The Book of the Ones Ethics Accept the Ass: a past life story