“By what is the world led around?
By what is it dragged here and there?
What is the one thing that has
All under its control?”“The world is led around by craving;
By craving it‘s dragged here and there.
Craving is the one thing that has
All under its control.”
sn.1.63 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Craving
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Craving
“What leads the world on?What drags it around?
What is the one thing
that has everything under its sway?”
“Craving leads the world on.
Craving drags it around.
Craving is the one thing
that has everything under its sway.”