SN 1.69 — Desire

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Desire
 Icchā Sutta (SN 1:69)

“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.”