To put it bluntly, it's about having a good time.
The itinerary includes some self-indulgence: first, a nice round of sightseeing in Tokyo, then a visit to Mount Fuji, and finally heading to Hokkaido to soak in the onsen for a couple of days...
This arrangement is like dieting for three months and then having a big feast to reward yourself... Chen Yan found this arrangement quite ridiculous.
From the root, Chen Yan thought: these wealthy people come here deliberately to endure hardships, engage in some pure Zen cultivation, live an ascetic life for a while, and after that, they indulge in luxury for a few days—this is pure nonsense, isn't it?
After lunch, the students had packed up, shedding the long robes of the Zen Meditation Academy, and changed into their casual clothes.
Seeing everyone waiting for their vehicles outside the temple, they arrived in plain long robes, but now they were all decked out in designer clothes, exuding luxury beyond measure...
