禪林寶訓 3.23

3.23

死心曰。求利者不可與道。求道者不可與利。古人非不能兼之。蓋其勢不可也。使利與道兼行。則商賈屠沽閭閻負販之徒。皆能求之矣。何必古人棄富貴忘功名灰心泯智。於空山大澤之中。㵎飲木食。而終其身哉。必謂利與道行之不相違礙。譬如捧漏巵而灌焦釜則終莫能濟矣（因與韓子蒼書）。

Sixin said: "Those who seek gain cannot be given the Way; those who seek the Way cannot be given gain. It is not that the ancients were incapable of combining them, but rather that the circumstances did not permit it. If gain and the Way were to proceed together, then merchants, butchers, wine-sellers, and street peddlers would all be able to seek it. Why would the ancients have had to abandon wealth and rank, forget fame and merit, reduce their minds to ashes, extinguish worldly knowledge, and live in empty mountains and vast marshes, drinking from streams and eating tree [fruits] until the end of their lives? If one insists that practicing both gain and the Way does not conflict, it is like holding a leaking goblet to pour water on a scorched caldron—in the end, nothing can be saved." (From a letter to Han Zicang)