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HENG SURE: May 9, 1977. My 23rd vow is not to speak unless the words are in service to the Triple Jewel. This is my chance to fulfill the vow at last. No phones to answer or interviews to give; no one to rap with or shoot the breeze. Silence but for the necessary words to Ch’au. To be effective this must be firm. Any kind of busy-bodiness or expression of self will not work. If I want all the energy to go up the right channels I have got to do every minute as I would do in a Ch’an session. A year-long two-man Ch’an session. Do it that way. No excess. The Middle Road.