The pupils of the Tendai school used to study meditation before Zen entered Japan. Four of them who were intimate friends promised one another to observe seven days of silence.<\/p>\n
On the first day all were silent. Their meditation had begun auspiciously, but when night came and the oil lamps were growing dim one of the pupils could not help exclaiming to a servant: \u201cFix those lamps.\u201d<\/p>\n
The second pupils was surprised to hear the first one talk. \u201cWe are not supposed to say a word,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two are stupid. Why did you talk?\u201d asked the third.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am the only one who has not talked,\u201d concluded the fourth pupil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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