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- Samyutta Nikaya II.69
- Iccha Sutta
- Desire
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[A deva:]
With what is the world tied down?
With the subduing
of what is it freed?
With the abandoning
of what are all bonds
cut through?
[The Buddha:]
With desire the world is tied down.
With the subduing
of desire it's freed.
With the abandoning
of desire all bonds
are cut through.