Seraphim Chronicle

"When life springs forth, death follows behind. When goodness is found, evil is close at hand. Such is the balance of life." - The Edicts of Eternity 1:7

The Seraphim Chronicle is a collection of 24 holy texts compiled by various teachers of Haukrism . The document predates the founding of the Haukri Dento and serves as the foundation of its beliefs. The Chronicle is divided into three sections, each written by a different author. The first two authors remain unknown, while the third section contains the teachings of the first Haukua Sacorum. A highly debated theological topic is the authorship of the first two sections, with many claiming that the first eight holy texts were written by Haukri himself. However, it is widely accepted that there are three distinct authors, each having written eight of the holy texts. The Seraphim Chronicle is divided into the following sections and is typically distributed as three separate scrolls, each containing eight texts:

• Edicts of Eternity: Describes the general laws of Haukri and how to live a noble life.
• Proverbs of the Ancients: A collection of wisdom from the followers of Haukri.
• Dictates of the Head Councilor: Describes the various traditions and rituals in Haukrism and their significance.

Edicts of Eternity

1. Embrace Courage: Embrace challenges and adversity with bravery. Understand that true courage is not the absence of fear but the mastery of it. Confront life’s hardships head-on, for every trial is an opportunity for growth.
2. Practice Self-Mastery: Maintain dominion over your desires and impulses. Discipline both mind and body to walk the path of virtue. Remember that true freedom is born from self-mastery.
3. Pursue Wisdom: Seek ceaseless learning and understanding. Reflect upon your experiences and the world around you. Wisdom is the guiding star that illuminates all other virtues.
4. Live with Honor: Conduct yourself with integrity and honor in all endeavors. Let duty and moral excellence guide your actions. Strive to be a paragon of noble behavior for others to follow.
5. Discern Control: Know what lies within your power and what does not. Direct your efforts towards what you can influence and release that which you cannot. This discernment shall bring peace and clarity.
6. Uphold Justice: Strive to act justly in all matters. Ensure that your actions are fair and respect the rights and dignity of others. Justice is the bedrock upon which a virtuous life is built.
7. Cultivate Inner Strength: Develop resilience and fortitude. Fortify your inner self to endure the trials of life. True strength is found in remaining calm and composed, irrespective of external tumult.
8. Wage Inner War: Recognize that the greatest battle is within. Wage war against your own vices and weaknesses, and emerge triumphant through self-discipline and virtue.

Proverbs of the Ancients

• "Pity is not forgiveness, nor is gratitude absolute."
• "A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it."
• "Forgetting is essential to learning, just as exhaling is essential to breathing. Breathe out, then in. Find the self, then lose it once again."
• "We achieve perfection first by acknowledging our failures. We increase understanding first by recognizing our ignorance."
• "You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
• "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
• "The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

Dictates of the Head Councilor

• "That which is the noblest thing in the world, the thing which, if it is in good condition and as it ought to be, we declare the man happy, but if it is in a bad state and corrupt, we declare him wretched—the soul, I mean—must be educated and trained in this way."
• "If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures."
• "Thus it appears that exile helps, rather than hinders body and spirit, by treating them better than they treat themselves."
• "Warriors should suffer their pain without complaint; they should submit to the conditions of war with equanimity."
• "Since every man dies, it is better to die with distinction than to live long."
• "Wise men read books about history. Strong men write them."
• "What is pride without honor? What is honor without truth? Honor is not what you say. It is not what you read, honor is what you do."