法演禪師語錄 3.194

3.194

海會演師，昔行脚至白雲峯頂，逢一善知識，據師子座，現比丘身，為無所為，說無所說，有時拏雲擭浪游戲自如，有時截鐵斬釘紀干不可，諸方輻湊，四眾景從，罔測其由，舉皆自失，師獨熟視而笑，莫逆於心，曾未踰時，遂蒙受記。天人叶贊，自四面而住太平，父子相承，由太平而來海會，隨機答問，因事舉揚，不假尖新，自然奇特。其徒纂集，請余為之序，欲傳於世云。紹聖二年十一月初十日吳郡朱元禍序。

In the past, Master Yan of Haihui traveled on foot to the summit of Baiyun Peak, where he met a kalyāṇamitra seated upon the lion throne, manifesting the body of a monk, doing nothing to be done, preaching nothing to be preached. At times he grasped the clouds and seized the waves, playing freely at ease; at times he cut through iron and severed nails, so that no interference was possible. From all quarters they converged like spokes at an axle, and the fourfold assembly followed in admiration; unable to fathom his reasons, they were entirely beside themselves. The Master alone gazed intently and smiled, in complete accord with his mind; before much time had passed, he received the transmission. Supported by devas and humans, he moved from Simian to abide at Taiping; as father and son succeeded each other, he came from Taiping to Haihui. Answering questions according to potential and presenting teachings in response to circumstances, without borrowing novel sharpness, he was naturally extraordinary. His disciples compiled his sayings and asked me to write a preface for them, wishing to transmit them to the world. Preface by Zhu Yuanhuo of Wujun on the tenth day of the eleventh month in the second year of Shaosheng [1095].