“Bhikkhus, there are these four bonds. What four? The bond of sensuality, the bond of existence, the bond of views, the bond of ignorance. These are the four bonds. This Noble Eightfold Path is to be developed for direct knowledge of these four bonds, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.”
sn.45.172 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Bonds
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Attachments
“Mendicants, there are these four attachments.What four?
The attachment to sensual pleasures, future lives, views, and ignorance.
These are the four attachments.
The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these four attachments.”