Around the time he was writing these Taiwanese poems, Sung transitioned from practicing meditation on his own to studying Chan (Zen) Buddhism. His encounter with Chan enabled him to cast aside a burden he'd been carrying for half his life. "I'd never felt so relaxed and happy in my 30 years on Earth," he says.
對世事如此灑脫，緣於創作台語詩時，他一度從自學打坐轉向參禪，與禪宗接觸的結果，讓他得以將半輩子的重擔甩掉，「有 30 年之久，不曾這般輕鬆愉快地活著，」宋澤萊說。