禪林寶訓 1.75

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真淨舉廣道者住五峯。輿議廣疎拙無應世才。逮廣住持。精以治己寬以臨眾。未幾百廢具舉。衲子往來競爭喧傳。真淨聞之曰。學者何易毀譽邪。予每見叢林竊議曰。那箇長老行道安眾。那箇長老不侵用常住。與眾同甘苦。夫稱善知識為一寺之主。行道安眾不侵常住與眾甘苦。固當為之。又何足道。如士大夫做官為國安民。乃曰。我不受贓不擾民。且不受贓不擾民。豈分外事耶（山堂小參）。

Zhenjing cited the case of Practitioner Guang presiding at Wufeng. Public opinion held that Guang was uncouth, clumsy, and lacked worldly talent. When Guang became the abbot, he was strict in governing himself and broad-minded in approaching the assembly; before long, all hundred neglected affairs were set in order. Monks traveling back and forth vied to spread the word noisily. Zhenjing heard of this and said: "How easily students bestow blame and praise! I frequently see the monastic groves whispering: 'That elder practices the Way and brings peace to the assembly; that elder does not encroach upon or consume the permanent property of the saṃgha, and shares sweet and bitter with the assembly.' Now, one called a kalyāṇamitra is the master of an entire monastery; practicing the Way, bringing peace to the assembly, not encroaching upon the permanent property of the saṃgha, and sharing sweet and bitter with the assembly are matters that certainly ought to be done—how are they even worth talking about? It is like a literatus serving as an official for the state and pacifying the people, who then says: 'I do not accept bribes and do not disturb the people.' Now, not accepting bribes and not disturbing the people—could that be something beyond one's duty?" (Shantang xiaocan)