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Across the board, schools of religious thought denounce possession of material objects; Those things which compete with accepting the impermanence of life.


The next Guide spoke of transformation in Buddhist philosophy. Those people of the East who believe in souls, also believe in the the body of living things changing once the end of one life is complete.

He proposed the method of cycles. All natural things will eventually come full circle and the damage made by men would lead to new growth. Therefore the idea of changing the world into their visions would be the same path as those who sought to destroy the world by building on top of it.

This view interested the other Guides very much. Each Guide knew that he had touched on a valid argument. As humans, would they too be contributing to the alteration of the natural state of being. Their visions of the game were both natural and imaginary. The builders of the modern world were also making structures which would follow natural form and function. They too would incorporate the natural landscape into the buildings they created. However the Guides knew that the modern world was being constantly rebuilt and getting further and further away from the land's natural existence. The Guides decided to sleep another night before continuing the game....>