人はつい欲張るけれども，そのせいで無理をして，ついに体を壊すことがある。そうして早死にでもしたら何の意味がない。塩分や糖分をつい過剰に摂取してしまうように，財産や名誉も過剰に求めてしまう。塩分や糖分を取り過ぎれば病気になるように，財産や名誉に取り憑かれればやがて体を壊すことになる。禅やタオの人はこの絡繰りに気づく。だから欲張らない。欲張ると結局，損をするからである。真に武の道にある人はだから，欲張らない。
Human beings unintentionally have too much desires, but it makes them work too hard and sometimes eventually lose their health. Early death due to it would seem really worthless. As if we unintentionally consume too much salt and sugar, we unintentionally seek too much wealth and fame too. As if too much salt and sugar make us sick, being caught up in too much wealth and fame eventually affects our health. People of Zen and the Tao are aware of this mechanism. Therefore, they do not get greedy. It is because greed leads to harm in the end. Accordingly, those who are on the true martial way never get greedy.
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