Kung Peng-cheng, president of Fokuang University, writes that singing and dancing are not just for the diversion of people toiling away in the workaday world. More importantly, they are deeply meaningful in and of themselves. "Singing and dancing are good ways to rise above the trials and tribulations of life. They enable people to communicate directly with the gods, or even enter into their realm."
對貴命重生，時常感傷於生命有限性的中國人，歌舞雖具有對日常勞動的調節作用，卻更具有本質性的意義，古人詩中常將歌舞當成休閒，「歌舞是超越憂苦短促人生的良方，讓人直接與神溝通，或進入神仙世界」，佛光大學校長龔鵬程在「樂遊園」文中指出。