Devatāsaṁyutta 69

Linked Discourses 1.69

7. Overcome

Desire

1 “What is it that binds the world?

By removing what is it freed?

With the giving up of what

are all bonds severed?”

2 “Desire is what binds the world.

By the removing of desire it’s freed.

With the giving up of desire,

all bonds are severed.”