渐修是从「事」入，由事到理；顿悟是从「理」入，由理到事。如果没有顿悟的因缘，也可以采取渐修的方式。顿悟与渐修，表面上看起来是两回事，其实都是相通的，没有任何矛盾。
Gradual cultivation means to enter [the Way] by practice, in which the principle is realized through the practice. Sudden enlightenment means to enter [the Way] by principle, in which the practice derives from the principle. If there are no conditions for sudden enlightenment, there is always gradual cultivation. Gradual cultivation and sudden enlightenment are seemingly two methods, yet they are interrelated; there is no contradiction between the two.

───── 惟觉安公老和尚法语
Words of Wisdom from Grand Master Weichueh