The Long Āgama Sūtra 13.37

13.37

「阿難！我以此緣，知利由求，因求有利，我所說者，義在於此。阿難！因愛有求，此為何義？若使一切眾生無有愛者，寧有求不？」

“Ānanda, it’s for this reason that we know profit comes from seeking. ‘Profit exists conditioned by seeking.’ That’s the meaning of what I said.

He also told Ānanda, “‘Seeking exists conditioned by craving.’ What does this mean? Suppose that no sentient being had any craving. Would there be seeking?”