Master Sheng-yen adds that the life of a monk or nun is not as easy as some people imagine. Besides adhering to various commandments and rules, Buddhist monks and runs must take lifelong vows; if one hasn't achieved great enlightenment already, it's very difficult to find the determination.
聖嚴法師同時也解釋說，出家並非外界想像中那麼容易，除了要遵守諸般的戒律，還得發下宏願，如非有大覺悟，是很難下這個決心的。唐太宗曾說：「出家者乃大丈夫之事，非將相所能為。」