Desire is a chain, shackled to the world, and it is a difficult one to break. But once that is done, there is no more grief and no more longing; the stream has been cut off and there are no more chains.
Sutta Nipata
There Are No More Chains
Topic: Spiritual Growth & Practice
“Desire is a chain, shackled to the world, and it is a difficult one to break. But once that is done, there is no more grief and no more longing; the stream has been cut off and there are no more chains.”
Buddhism
Sutta Nipata
Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture - a Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. Paragon House, 1991, p. 378 [Sutta Nipata 948].
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Sutta Nipata 948