The Lotus Sūtra 4.13

4.13

「世尊！譬如有人至親友家，醉酒而臥。是時親友官事當行，以無價寶珠繫其衣裏，與之而去。其人醉臥，都不覺知。起已遊行，到於他國。為衣食故，勤力求索，甚大艱難；若少有所得，便以為足。於後親友會遇見之，而作是言：『咄哉，丈夫！何為衣食乃至如是。我昔欲令汝得安樂、五欲自恣，於某年日月，以無價寶珠繫汝衣裏。今故現在，而汝不知。勤苦憂惱，以求自活，甚為癡也。汝今可以此寶貿易所須，常可如意，無所乏短。』

"Bhagavat! It is like a man who went to the house of a close friend, became drunk with wine, and lay down. At that time, the friend had official business to attend to; tying an invaluable jewel inside the man's garment, he gave it to him and departed. The man, lying drunk, was completely unaware. Having gotten up, he wandered off and reached another country. Seeking food and clothing, he strove diligently with great difficulty; if he obtained a little, he was satisfied with it. Later, his friend happened to meet him and said: 'Alas, good fellow! Why have you come to this for the sake of food and clothing? In the past, wishing to let you have ease and comfort and indulge freely in the five desires, on such-and-such a day of such-and-such a year and month, I tied an invaluable jewel inside your garment. It is still there now, yet you did not know it. Suffering hardship and worry to seek a livelihood, you are foolish indeed! You can now trade this jewel for what you need, and you can constantly have things as you wish, lacking nothing.'"