Lin Ku-fang points out that many people look at religious objects as having "objective power." This is wrong. "Religion always has a subjective participant. Only when there is harmony between that person and the Buddhist doctrine will there be a spiritual response.
林谷芳指出，一般人常把宗教的東西當成「客觀的能量」，這是不對的，「宗教一定要有主體的參與，才能夠人、法契合，產生感應。」