The residents of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas must resolve to practice the Way. That means you must participate in the communal work and activities. It doesn't mean that after you have been a monastic for many years, you can slack off and just take a nap after you eat your fill, without contributing anything to the community. If that's the way you act, not only will you have no merit, you will create limitless offenses in the Way-place. As it is said, "A grain of the donors' rice is as heavy as Mount Sumeru. If you eat it and fail to cultivate, you must repay it by wearing fur and horns (becoming an animal)." This is no joke! Entering the monastic life is the loftiest matter, however, you must be public-spirited. It is not acceptable to care only about yourself, or to be lazy and enjoy yourself as you please. It is not okay to be sloppy. If you are, you will not be allowed to live in the community. The longer you have lived the monastic life, the more you should be a role model. Don't think that you can be casual just because you have been a monastic for a long time!