諸經要集 12.40

12.40

"The five desires darken the conscious spirit;
the five hindrances obscure the power of merit.
The six sense faculties become the accumulation of suffering;
the six thieves disrupt mind and form.
The waves of desire drift along with passions;
the net of craving weaves following the mind.
The three poisons obstruct [realization of] the emptiness of persons;
the four floods drift on without rest.
Though the supreme gold endures past autumn,
cutting the tallies has not yet reached the end.
Since observing the pigeon is boundless,
how can the monkey's climbing here be subdued?
Unless one cuts off the hindrance of desires,
how could one ascend far away?
With equal steps reaching the Jeweled City,
together we behold the virtue of the Benevolent One."