I am not promoting you become a Shaolin Monk, but what he says here has some truth in it. I hope when he admonishes against talking too much he’s talking about the useless chatter rather than genuine deep and meaningfuls, of which too little is partaken.
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/10/ten-tips-shaolin-monk-stay-young-forever-2.html
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