Tenjima fought to maintain a stoic face as his manhood ramped against the ass of the new pony animal. “No, not yet,” he reminded himself. “She is still a woman.”

The woman was bent over, with a bit in her mouth and a collar around her neck. A long chain connected her collar to the floor while her hands were chained behind her back. Dressed like that, it was easy to imagine the woman as an animal. “But not yet.” Tenjima reminded himself again. Animal is not a title the woman has earned yet.

Tenjima discovered he was smiling. Again he fought against his natural instinct. He is supposed to be doing the Silent God’s work, not enjoying himself. “Enlightenment is a hard road.” To maintain concentration, Tenjima decided to intone the scriptures of the Silent One. “Enlightenment is the loss of one’s self; to see the world through the eyes of truth. Only after losing one’s self can one see the true world.” Tenjima had to admit the woman felt good, her ass nice and tight. He felt himself losing control again.

He fought against it again. “Man has lost the ability to see the true world. Man has become too intelligent, too good at lying, to see the true world.” Tenjima could feel himself coming, and quickly continued, “Man has to fight against his natural intelligent instinct to see the true world again. A woman is more sensitive to speech and shame and these are her weapons to see the true world. To see and understand the true world, this is Enlightenment.” Tenjima pulled on the woman’s chains and released into the woman.

Panting, the monk fought against his tiredness and stood upright again. Tenjima went in front of the woman and asked the question. “Enlightenment is a hard road. To achieve enlightenment, a woman has to be one with the world. An object like a stone in a forest. To be an object, she must first be animal. An animal unconcerned and untouched by any speech or shame.” Tenjima pull the woman’s hair and roughly push her head upwards. “Enlightenment is a hard road. Do you wish to give up on the road?”

A slight shake of the head answered his question. Tenjima released the woman. “Another brother will come to further your Enlightenment. You may rest now sister.”

As the woman fell to her knees, Tenjima went to the door and put on his robes. A fellow brother entered the chamber. Both monks respectfully bowed to one another. It was but a short rest for the woman.