NIRVANA AND THE THREE EVILS.
Greed is Nirvana;
So is hate, and folly;
In these three passions
There dwells a Buddha-dharma inexpressible.
Who severalises, thinking,
There’s greed, and hate, and folly,
He is as far from Buddha,
As heaven from earth.
The Bodhi and greed,
They’re one, not two:
Out of one Dharma-gate cometh all;
Here’s sameness, no diversity.
This hearing, the vulgar stand aghast;
Far from the Buddha-path are they.
The heart, when innocent of greed,[12]
Is never troubled.
In whose mind self is lurking still,
And who imagines that something he has,
Greedy is this man called,
And he is bound for hell.
What is the true nature of greed,
That is the nature of Buddha-dharma;
What is the nature of Buddha-dharma,
That is the nature of greed.[13]
These two are of one nature;
That is, of no-nature;
Who knoweth this truth,
Would be the world-leader.