He uses his own "foolish youth" to teach them how to decrease desire and avoid falling in the same rut again. Thus this humorous monk has become the object of emulation for many children.
宗道法師的魅力，在於他上課時絲毫不避諱談俗家往事，還屢以自己荒唐少年的「過來人」經驗，教他們克制慾望，避免重蹈覆轍，因此，這個風趣幽默的大和尚，成為許多孩子想仿效的對象。