Before beginning to write I closely examined the reference material to gain a thorough picture of the Master's background. I thought over and over about how, in the few years that I have studied Chan under Master Sheng Yen, his words and deeds, though always unassuming, have contained so much that was precious.
我在動筆前仔細看過資料，深入瞭解師父的成長背景，並且反覆沈思這幾年追隨聖嚴法師習禪，師父的一言一行是如何地平實中珠璣處處。