Sheng Yen takes the case of his disciples: They often have a foundation in philosophy. If a person does not have profound learning in Buddhism as well as a certain degree of understanding in Western and Eastern philosophy, there's no way to "cope", with American followers.
聖嚴法師舉跟自己學佛的美國弟子為例，他們往往已具有哲學思辨的基礎，教佛的人若沒有深度的佛學修養，和對東西方哲學有某一程度的知識，是無法「應付」美國徒弟的。