禪林寶訓 2.27

2.27

靈源曰。鍾山元和尚平生不交公卿不苟名利。以卑自牧以道自樂。士大夫初勉其應世。元曰。苟有良田何憂晚成。第恐乏才具耳。荊公聞之曰。色斯舉矣翔而後集。在元公得之矣（贅疣集）。

Lingyuan said, "Venerable Zhongshan Yuan throughout his life did not associate with high officials and nobles, nor did he seek fame and gain improperly. He tended himself with humility and rejoiced in the Way. When scholar-officials first urged him to serve the world, Yuan said, 'If one has fertile fields, why worry about a late harvest? I fear only a lack of talent and ability.' When Duke Jing heard this, he said, 'Seeing the countenance [of danger], it takes flight, hovers, and then alights—Master Yuan has truly attained this!'" (*Zhuiyou ji*)