SN.1.29. Catucakkasutta ("Four Wheels")

Saṁyutta Nikāya ("The Linked Discourses")

“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;
it’s fettered, filled with greed,
and born from a bog.
Great hero, how am I supposed to live like this?”

“Having cut the strap and harness—
the wicked desire and greed—
and having plucked out craving, root and all:
that’s how you’re supposed to live like this.”



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