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# SN 1:69 · Desire (Icchā Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-1-69/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:24:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:42:38.000Z
- Description: Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:69. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Saṁyutta Nikāya, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:31

“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.”

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN1%5F69.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*