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Yelling “Quiet”

During a silent retreat at MAPLE, I was asked to be the drummer, a role which I had never done before.

In one particular chant, it starts out very soft, then becomes louder.

I started out very loud, and Soryu said “Quiet!”.

I quieted my drumming, but then, as I entered into chanting the words, I started them very loudly. Soryu said very loudly: “Quiet!”.

Later, he asked a question: “Is it hypocritical to say “Quiet!” loudly?”