(Chinese) What’s the difference between renunciation and being a layman? Seldom praising monks and nuns, Supreme Master Ching Hai explained in details the difference between being a renunciant and layman on one rare occasion. She pointed out that for a monk/nun to follow Master is like a marriage,, while for a layman to follow Master is like being in love. There’s a difference between marriage and being in love . Marriage includes love , but being in love does not necessarily include the marriage. In a love ...