He told the gathering that philosophy is not the hollow mental game many suppose, and that this is especially true of Chinese philosophy, which is closely related to everyday life.
尤其人類貧瘠、焦躁、無奈的心靈，又能用什麼機器、醫藥來醫治呢？科學能使生活方便，但錦衣玉食、高樓華廈就算幸福嗎？他認為，唯有講求「安身立命」的中國哲學，培養老莊的生命情懷、禪的自覺、儒家的道德學問，才能解決人的心靈與精神上的問題。