禪林寶訓 1.50

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晦堂不赴溈山請。延平陳瑩中。移書勉之曰。古人住持無職事。選有德者居之。當是任者。必將以斯道覺斯民。終不以勢位聲利為之變。今學者大道未明各趨異學。流入名相遂為聲色所動。賢不肖雜糅不可別白。正宜老成者。惻隱存心之時。以道自任。障回百川固無難矣。若夫退求靜謐。務在安逸。此獨善其身者所好。非叢林所以望公者（出靈源拾遺）。

Huitang did not accept the invitation to Guishan. Chen Yingzhong of Yanping sent a letter encouraging him, saying, ‘When the ancients were abbots, there were no bureaucratic affairs; they selected those of virtue to reside in the post. Those who undertake this responsibility must awaken these people with this Way, never changing on account of power, position, renown, or gain. Nowadays, students have not clarified the Great Way and each rushes toward aberrant studies, drifting into names and characteristics and consequently being moved by sound and form. The worthy and the unworthy are jumbled together and cannot be distinguished. This is precisely the time for experienced elders to harbour a commiserating heart and take the Way upon themselves as their own duty; blocking and turning back the hundred rivers would certainly not be difficult. As for retreating to seek tranquility and making ease one's main pursuit, this is what is liked by those who only perfect their own persons, not what the monastic grove hopes of you.’ (From Gleanings of Lingyuan)