佛祖歷代通載 5.59

5.59

問曰。人之處世。莫不好富貴而惡貧賤。樂歡逸而憚勞倦。黃帝養性以五肴為上。孔子食不厭精鱠不厭細。今沙門被赤布。日一食閉六情自畢於世。若茲何聊之有。牟子曰。富與貴是人之所欲。不以其道得之不處也。貧與賤是人之所惡。不以其道得之不去也。老子曰。五色令人目盲。五音令人耳聾。五味令人口爽。馳騁畋獵令人心發狂。難得之貨令人行妨。聖人為腹不為目。此言豈虛哉。柳下惠不以三公之位易其介。段干木不以其身易魏文之富。許由巢父栖木而居。自謂安於帝宇。夷齊餓于首陽。自謂飽於文武。蓋各得其志而已。何不聊之有乎。

Question: "Among people living in the world, none fails to love wealth and honor and detest poverty and lowliness, to delight in joy and ease and dread toil and fatigue. The Yellow Emperor cultivated his nature with the five delicacies as supreme; Confucius did not dislike fine grain nor mincemeat finely shredded. Now the śramaṇas wear red cloth, eat one meal a day, close off the six sense-faculties, and finish their lives in this world. What comfort can there be in this?"

Mouzi said: "'Wealth and honor are what people desire; if they cannot be obtained in accordance with the Way, one does not abide in them. Poverty and lowliness are what people detest; if they cannot be avoided in accordance with the Way, one does not abandon them.' Laozi said, 'The five colors cause people's eyes to be blind; the five tones cause people's ears to be deaf; the five flavors cause people's mouths to lose taste; galloping and hunting cause people's minds to run mad; goods hard to obtain hinder people's conduct. The sage acts for the belly and not for the eyes.' Could these words be empty? Liuxia Hui would not trade his integrity for the position of the Three Excellencies; Duan Ganmu would not trade his person for the wealth of Marquis Wen of Wei. Xu You and Chaofu lived perched in trees, considering themselves more secure than in imperial palaces. Boyi and Shuqi starved on Mount Shouyang, considering themselves more sated than with [the feasts of Kings] Wen and Wu. Each simply attained his own aspiration. What lack of comfort could there be?"