無量壽經連義述文贊 3.89

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經曰「於此劇惡極苦之中」至「無有安時」者，述云：此後、別釋。有二：初、總顯貪過；後、別辨貪過。初又有三：此初、推求苦也。勤者苦也，營者護也，給者資也，即為身故求也。無尊卑貧富者能求之人，少長男女者所為之人，即為他故求也。有者恐失，無者欲得，憂之無異，云有無同然。適者乃也，屏者閉塞，營者血氣之名也。若強憂慮者，氣塞難息故，即心苦也。為心走使者，如渴鹿逐於陽炎，翳眼弄於空華，皆為愛水之心不了病華而走馳故，即身苦也。

The sūtra says: "In the midst of these severe evils and extreme sufferings" down to "there is no time of peace." The commentary states: Next is the specific explanation. It has two parts: first, universally showing the fault of greed; second, individually distinguishing the faults of greed. The first part also has three: this first is the suffering of seeking. "Qin" (勤, toil) means suffering; "ying" (營, manage) means protect; "ji" (給, provide) means supply—namely, seeking for the sake of one's own body. "Regardless of noble or base, poor or rich" refers to those who are capable of seeking; "young or old, male or female" refers to those for whose sake it is done—namely, seeking for the sake of others. Those who have it fear losing it, while those who lack it desire to obtain it; their anxiety is no different, hence it says, "having and lacking are identical." "Shi" (適) means "just" or "then"; "ping" (屏) means obstructed; "ying" (營) is a term for blood and vital energy. If one is intensely worried and anxious, one's breath becomes obstructed and hard to breathe, which is mental suffering. Being "driven by the mind" is like a thirsty deer chasing a mirage, or an eye with cataracts playing with flowers in the sky; because a mind full of the water of attachment fails to understand the diseased flowers, it gallops along—this is physical suffering.