釣水逸事也 尙持生殺之柄 奕棊淸戱也 且動戰爭之心 可見喜事不如省事之爲適̖ 多能不若無能之全眞 (後 2)
Fishing is a quiet hobby, but it has a heart to kill. Chess or Go are static games, but they provoke fighting spirit. Even pleasant work is not as good as doing things to tame one's heart by taking away seeds of affliction(greed and hatred). It is not as good as preserving stillness because you are not doing rather than talented. (Book2 2)
Games or leisure that cause killing or competition can foster or cultivate anger.
Vegetable Root Discourse
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