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<P>Ryokan (1758-1831) was a Zen master, known about equally for his reclusive life away from the monasteries, his childlike eccentricities, and his exquisite calligraphy.  He wrote himself lists of reminders on how to behave; one of them I couldn't help reading as--

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<P><B>Take care not to:</B>
<BLOCKQUOTE>talk too much;
<BR>talk too fast;
<BR>talk without being asked to;
<BR>talk gratuitously;
<BR>talk with your hands;
<BR>talk about worldly affairs;
<BR>talk back rudely;
<BR>argue;
<BR>smile condescendingly at others' words;
<BR>use elegant Chinese expressions;
<BR>boast;
<BR>avoid speaking directly;
<BR>speak with a knowing air;
<BR>jump from topic to topic;
<BR>use fancy words;
<BR>speak of past events that cannot be changed;
<BR>speak like a pedant;
<BR>avoid direct questions;
<BR>speak ill of others;
<BR>speak grandly of enlightenment;
<BR>carry on while drunk;
<BR>speak in an obnoxious manner;
<BR>yell at children;
<BR>make up fantastic stories;
<BR>speak while angry;
<BR>drop names;
<BR>ignore the people to whom you are speaking;
<BR>speak sanctimoniously of Gods and Buddhas;
<BR>use sugary speech;
<BR>use flattering speech;
<BR>speak of things of which you have no knowledge;
<BR>monopolize the conversation;
<BR>talk about others behind their backs;
<BR>speak with conceit;
<BR>bad-mouth others;
<BR>chant prayers ostentatiously;
<BR>complain about the amount of alms;
<BR>give long-winded sermons;
<BR>speak affectedly like an artist;
<BR>speak affectedly like a tea master.
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<P>Translated by John Stevens; from <CITE>Three Zen Masters: Ikkyu, Hakuin, Ryokan</CITE>, Kodansha, 1993.  &copy; 1993 Kodansha.

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