法集要頌經愛欲品第二
Chapter 2: Desire
慾我知汝根， 意以思想生，
我不思惟汝， 則汝慾不有。
因慾生煩惱， 因慾生怖畏，
離慾得解脫， 無怖無煩惱。
從愛生煩惱， 從愛生怖畏，
離愛得解脫， 無怖無煩惱。
菓先甜後苦， 愛慾亦如斯，
後受地獄苦， 燒煮無數劫。
愚迷貪愛慾， 戀著於妻子，
為愛染纏縛， 堅固難出離。
賢聖示愛慾， 莊嚴諸眷屬，
遠離於妻子， 堅固能利益。
貪欲難解脫， 離欲真出家，
不貪受快樂， 智者無所欲。
世間貪欲人， 種種非思惟，
若能調伏者， 是名真離欲。
若人恒貪欲， 處縛難解脫，
唯慧能分別， 煩惱斷不生。
正念常興起， 寂靜欲易除，
自制以法戒， 不犯善增長。
常行貪欲人， 愚者共狎習，
念定不放逸， 次第獲無漏。
剎那修止觀， 能離諸罪垢，
我慢自消除， 解脫獲安樂。
若人不斷欲， 如皮入火燒，
剎那見燋壞， 受罪無央數。
苾芻慎欲樂， 放逸多憂愁，
若離於愛欲， 正念受快樂。
無厭有何足？ 不足何有樂？
無樂有何憂？ 有愛有何樂？
寂靜智慧足， 能長無漏道，
貪愛若不足， 非法受中夭。
見色心迷惑， 不自觀無常，
愚以為美善， 不知其非真。
愚以貪自縛， 不求度彼岸，
貪財為愛欲， 害人亦自縛。
世容眾妙欲， 此欲最味少，
若比天上樂， 迦哩灑跛拏。
眾山盡為金， 猶如鐵圍山，
此猶無厭足， 正覺盡能知。
世間苦果報， 皆因於貪欲，
智者善調伏， 應依此中學。
I know your nature, Desire—born of thought and imagination. If I cease to think of you, then you no longer exist.
From desire arises anxiety; from desire arises fear. Be free from desire, and you find liberation—no fear, no anxiety. From attachment arises anxiety; from attachment arises fear. Be free from attachment, and you find liberation—no fear, no anxiety.
A fruit is first sweet, then bitter—desire and attachment are the same. Afterward comes the suffering of hell, burning and torment for countless ages. The ignorant and deluded cling to desire and attachment, bound to their spouses and children, entangled and hard to escape.
Sages show that desire and attachment can adorn family and loved ones, yet they themselves stay detached from spouse and children, firm and beneficial. Greed is hard to break free from; true renunciation means leaving desire behind. Those without greed experience happiness; the wise have no craving.
People in the world who are greedy entertain countless distorted thoughts. Only those who can tame them are truly free from desire. If a person is constantly greedy, they are trapped and hard to liberate. Only wisdom can discern clearly, cutting off afflictions so they never arise.
Keep mindfulness always present; with stillness, desire is easy to remove. Discipline yourself with Dharma and precepts, avoid wrongdoing, and goodness grows. Those who constantly indulge in desire befriend the foolish. With mindfulness and steadfastness, freedom from defilement comes step by step.
Practice insight and calm even for a moment—you can leave all defilements behind. Pride naturally vanishes; liberation brings peace and joy. If a person does not cut off desire, it is like skin thrown into fire— in an instant it is scorched, and they suffer countless torments.
Monks, be cautious with desire and pleasure. Carelessness brings much sorrow. If you leave behind attachment, with mindfulness you will experience true happiness. Without contentment, what is enough? Without enough, what happiness is there? Without happiness, what worry remains? With attachment, what joy is there?
Stillness and wisdom bring fulfillment; they nurture the undefiled path. If greed and attachment are never satisfied, you create harm and die untimely. Seeing forms, the mind is bewildered, without observing impermanence. The ignorant mistake them for beautiful and good, not knowing they are not real.
The foolish bind themselves with greed, never seeking the farther shore. Craving wealth is desire and attachment; it harms others and binds oneself. The world offers many delightful pleasures, but these pleasures have little flavor. Compared to the joy of heaven, they are like a drop of water.
Even if all mountains were turned to gold, like Mount Sumeru, one would never be satisfied with that. The fully awakened One knows this truly. The bitter fruits of the world all come from greed and desire. The wise tame them skillfully. One should learn from this teaching.