Kornfield concludes that although it took a long time for Buddhism to be integrated into mainstream Confucian thought, in North America, with rapid communications and the rapid rhythm of culture, the appearance of a new American style of Buddhism may not need centuries at all, but may take shape in just decades.
康菲德個人的結論則是：佛教到中國，經過很長一段時間才能和原來的儒道結合，直到成為中國佛教的一部分；但在北美，由於通訊的快速，文化的快節奏，一種新的北美式佛教，可能不需要幾個世紀，而是數十年就會形成！