1937年3月28日,时年58岁的弘一法师,在厦门南普陀寺闽南佛教养正院对僧侣们做关于书法的演讲时说:“以上所说的是关于写字的基本法则,当可作为一种规矩及准绳讲,不过是一种方法而已。……假如要达到最高的境界,须何如呢?我没有办法再回答。”这一场演说中,弘一法师关于如何写好字并没多费口舌,反倒花了很多时间来劝告众僧不必把注意力放在写字上。他一上来就强调,字写得好坏对一个和尚来说原来是无所谓的, On March 28, 1937, Hong Yi, a 58-year-old master, said in a speech on calligraphy to monks at the Nanputuo Buddhist Temple of Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen: “The above is the basic law of writing, It can be said as a rule and guideline, but it is only a way ... If it is to reach the highest level, what should I do? I have no other way to answer it. ”In this speech, Much less talkative, but rather spent a lot of time to advise the monks do not have to focus on writing. As soon as he came up, he stressed that it is indifferent to a monk if the word is well written,