Tonight, while you sleep your deepest sleep, 100 black-clad figures gather in meditation. Their mantra fills the air around their clandestine mountain retreat and contrasts with the hiss of their controlled breathing.
They prepare for their upcoming mission by believing they are turning into tigers; by force of will, they drift into a different phase of being.
Their breathing becomes deeper, and they count backward from nine to one, mentally taking a step down an imaginary flight of stairs with each number. They control their inner voices and bring what they call their “five minds” into a single point of focus.