法苑珠林 71.53

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71.53

First is the hindrance of sensual desire: it refers to sitting upright in meditation and sensual thoughts arise in the mind, with erroneous thoughts continuing without end and seeking them unceasingly, eventually causing calamity. As the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra states, because Śūrpaka thought of the king's daughter, lust arose within his mind and was able to burn his body, spreading even to the heavenly shrine. How much more so when the poison of lust arises, burning fiercely without ceasing! If the mind of good dharmas is attached to desire, there is no way to approach the path. Thus a verse in the treatise says:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese