禪林寶訓 1.22

1.22

Venerable Yuan of Fushan said: "The ancients drew close to masters and chose friends, not daring to be negligent day or night. As for tending the hearth, pounding the mortar, and doing base and menial chores, they never shrank from the labor. I personally experienced all of this when I was at Yexian. However, once a mind arises that calculates advantage and disadvantage, weighing gain and loss, then one becomes compromised and complacent, stopping at nothing. Moreover, if one's own conduct is not upright, how can one study the Way?" (From Dharma Words to Attendant Yue).