“What fetters the world? How does it travel about? With the giving up of what is extinguishment spoken of?”
“Delight fetters the world. It travels about by means of thought. With the giving up of craving extinguishment is spoken of.”
Linked Discourses 1.65 7. Overcome Bonds
“What binds the world? How does it travel about? With the giving up of what are all bonds severed?”
“Delight binds the world. It travels about by means of thought. With the giving up of craving all bonds are severed.”
Linked Discourses 1.66 7. Overcome Beaten Down
“By what is the world beaten down? By what is it surrounded? What dart has laid it low? With what is it always fuming?”
“The world is beaten down by death. It’s surrounded by old age. The dart of craving has laid it low. It’s always fuming with desire.”
Linked Discourses 1.67 7. Overcome Ensnared
“By what is the world ensnared? By what is it surrounded? By what is the world fastened shut? On what is the world grounded?”
“Craving has ensnared the world. It’s surrounded by old age. The world is fastened shut by mortality. The world is grounded on suffering.”
Linked Discourses 1.68 7. Overcome Fastened Shut