BENE : GESSERIT

Invocation

This is the beginning—a most delicate time.

"Control the body, and you control the mind. Control the mind, and you control the universe."
The Dao is the way, the path, and the Great Mother.
If one sister survives, the entire Sisterhood survives.
Do we need to be fearful of the current technology? No.
Our silence is protective.

Doctrine

1

To honor the Way with all one’s heart and mind.

2

To practice compassion toward all beings.

3

To master oneself, for only by mastering oneself can one harmonize with others.

4

To live frugally, taking only what is needed.

5

To walk with humility, seeing oneself as a small part of the whole.

6

To hold stillness in one’s heart and avoid idle chatter.

7

To follow the Mother Superior and the Rede without resistance.

8

To offer peace to others and to forgive.

The instruments of balance are the tools by which the Sisterhood aligns itself with the Dao. They are not burdens but gentle aids, like a staff to a traveler.