大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 31.35

31.35

Regarding the Commentary's statement "This is melting metal and scorching stone without being hot": this is the meaning from *Zhuangzi*, speaking of the perfected person, for whom great waters reaching heaven do not drown him, and great droughts that melt metal and stone and scorch mountains do not burn him. However, its original intention is not that water cannot drown or that fire cannot burn; its meaning says: by according with the times and abiding in compliance, one does not take water and fire as afflictions, nor is one accidentally burned or drowned by them. This directly agrees with the present meaning of burning yet not burning. But that text relies on according with the times, whereas this relies on the lack of intrinsic nature; their principles are far apart.