Ched du brjod pa'i tshoms (Kangyur, Toh 326) 1.8

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vine that covers with its net, / if one does not subdue what torments, / this suffering will occur again and again, / and will never turn away. / Just as a tree whose roots are not pulled out, / though cut down, will only grow back again, / likewise, unless the latent tendencies of craving are pulled out, / this suffering will not cease again and again. / For example, just as a weapon made by oneself / kills oneself through the power of a thief, / likewise, craving that arises from the inner mind / brings about the destruction of the embodied being. / Thus, knowing the disadvantages / that suffering arises from craving, / a monk who has abandoned craving, lacks grasping, / and possesses mindfulness, roams everywhere. / Chapter 3: Craving. / / Heedfulness is the place of the deathless; / heedlessness is the place of death. / The heedful do not die, / but the heedless are always dying. / Knowing this distinction, / the wise are heedful; / thoroughly delighting in heedfulness, / they rejoice in the domain of the noble ones. / Continuously meditating on that / and always steadfast in overpowering [the defilements], / the steadfast touch nirvāṇa, / the unsurpassed attainment and bliss. / When the wise person, through heedfulness, / overcomes heedlessness, at that time / climbing to the top of the palace of wisdom, / sorrowless, they look upon the sorrowful, / and the steadfast look from mountain peaks / down upon the fools on the ground. / Through diligence and heedfulness, / through restraint and self-control, / the wise person makes an island / and turns back the great river. / Possessing diligence and mindfulness, / clean in conduct and acting with consideration, / living with restraint and according to the Dharma, / the renown of the heedful flourishes. / Be mindful regarding the higher mind, / and train in the foundational disciplines of the sage; / the protector who is tranquil and always mindful / is sorrowless. / Pursuing low