釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.84

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答曰：訶欲之法，如《摩訶衍》中：「哀哉！眾生常為五欲所惱，而猶求之不已。此五欲者，得之轉劇，如火益薪，其焰轉熾。五欲無益，如狗齧枯骨；五欲增諍，如鳥競肉；五欲燒人，如逆風執炬；五欲害人，如踐惡蛇；五欲無實，如夢所得；五欲不久，亦如假借須臾。世人愚惑，貪著五欲，至死不捨，為之後世受無量苦。」

Answer: The method of scolding desires is as stated in the Mahāyāna [Treatise]: "How lamentable! Sentient beings are constantly afflicted by the five desires, yet they still seek them unceasingly. When one obtains these five desires, they become all the more severe, like adding fuel to a fire, making its flames blaze even higher. The five desires are of no benefit, like a dog gnawing on a dry bone; the five desires increase strife, like birds competing for meat; the five desires burn people, like carrying a torch against the wind; the five desires harm people, like stepping on a venomous snake; the five desires have no reality, like what is gained in a dream; the five desires do not last, like something borrowed for a brief moment. Wordly people are foolish and deluded, greedy for and clinging to the five desires, not letting them go until death, and because of this, they experience immeasurable suffering in future lives."