Livealifeofeaseandfreedom,onthebasisofpeaceandsolidity,
withtheprincipleofbeinglessagitatedandaffected.
ManymastersinthehistoryofChineseChanBuddhismemphasizedpracticeasdailyliving.Whethermonasticorlay,afollowerusestheconceptsandmethodsofChanindailylife.Bydoingso,oneexperiencescalmnessandeasewhilebeingspontaneousandlivelyamidstmundanereality.Chanisnotareligion,notaphilosophy,andsurelynotmysteriousorweirdsorcery.Itisthewisdomofliving,thecultivationofbodyandmind,andaprincipleandguidelineforspiritualdevelopment.Itisalsothebestmethodforinfluencingandpurifyingtheenvironment.
——MasterShengYen
