Deities and Faith
As ceremony enrollment grows, how can service quality be maintained without overworking everyone?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Growing attendance cannot simply mean continuously adding to the workload of existing people, nor rushing work that deserves care because numbers are high. To me, service quality, disciples able to assist, and what everyone can bear must be considered together.
Miao Xin once asked how rituals would be performed if a thousand or even ten thousand people enrolled. I answered in terms of increasing helpers. This was a discussion of future scale, not a statement that attendance had already reached those figures or a universal staffing ratio. The point was cultivating more disciples capable of helping so that necessary work could be completed together.
Some rituals adjust to attendance and actual circumstances. Simplification is not necessarily unacceptable, but Sheng Zhen Men also has practices it wishes to retain. Accommodating numbers must not undermine service quality.
In the same conversation, I said things should be done to an appropriate extent without overwork. Willingness to contribute does not mean never needing rest. Caring for staffing and mental energy gives us strength to continue doing things well.