禪林寶訓 4.58

4.58

給事吳公謂簡堂曰。古人灰心泯智於千巖萬壑之間。㵎飲木食若絕意於功名。而一旦奉紫泥之詔。韜光匿跡於負樁賤役之下。初無念於榮達。而卒當傳燈之列。故得之於無心。則其道大其德宏。計之於有求。則其名卑其志狹。惟師度量凝遠繼踵古人。乃能棲遲於筦山一十七年。遂成叢林良器。今之衲子。內無所守外逐紛華。少遠謀無大體。故不能扶助宗教。所以不逮師遠矣（高侍者記聞）。

Supervising Secretary Master Wu said to Jiantang: 'In ancient times, people turned their minds to ashes and extinguished their wisdom amidst a thousand crags and ten thousand gullies, drinking from streams and feeding on trees as if they had completely abandoned any thought of merit and fame. Yet suddenly they received an edict of purple clay, or concealed their radiance and hid their traces beneath the menial labor of carrying stakes; from the beginning they had no thought of honor and prominence, yet in the end they took their place in the ranks of the Transmission of the Lamp. Therefore, when gained without contrivance, their Way is great and their virtue is vast; when planned with seeking, their fame is base and their aspiration is narrow. Only the Master's capacity is serene and far-reaching, following in the footsteps of the ancients; thus you could dwell quietly at Guanshan for seventeen years, ultimately becoming a fine vessel of the monastic grove. The monks of today have nothing they hold to within, and pursue the bustling splendor without; they have little far-sighted planning and lack the broad picture. Hence they cannot support and assist the ancestral teaching. This is why they fall far short of the Master.' (Recorded Hear-says of Attendant Gao).