諸經要集 17.29

17.29

酒為放逸根　不飲閉惡道
寧捨百千身　不毀犯法教
寧使身乾枯　終不飲此酒
假使毀犯戒　壽命滿百年
不如護禁戒　即時身磨滅
決定能使差　我猶故不飲
況今不定知　為差為不差
使是決定心　心生大歡喜
即獲見真諦　所患即消息

“Liquor is the root of heedlessness; / not drinking it closes the evil destinies. / Rather give up hundreds of thousands of bodies / than transgress and violate the Dharma's teachings. / Rather let the body wither and dry / than ever drink this liquor. / Even if violating the precepts / allowed a lifespan to reach a full hundred years, / it would be better to guard the prohibitory precepts / and have the body immediately perish. / Even if it were certain to bring a cure, / I still would not drink it; / how much less when it is now uncertain / whether it will bring a cure or not! / Causing this resolute mind to arise / brings forth great joy in the mind; / immediately one attains the vision of the True Reality, / and the affliction is straightway dispelled.”