Bondages

Bhikkhus, these five are bonds of the mind. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is not free from greed, interest, love, thirst, longings and craving for sensuality. Bhikkhus, when the bhikkhu is not free from greed, interest, love, thirst, longings and craving for sensuality, his mind does not become tranquil, to persevere, to dispel and make endeavour The mind's lack of assurance, lack of application to become tranquil, to persevere, to dispel is the first bondage of the mind.

Again, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is not free from greed, interest, love, thirst, longings and craving for the body ... re ... for matter, ... re ... or eating as much as the stomach holds abides in the pleasure of sleep and laziness ... re ... or he leads the holy life aspiring to be born with a certain company of gods. By these virtues, austerities, may I be born a god or born in the company of certain gods. Bhikkhus, when the bhikkhu is not free from greed, interest, love, thirst, longings and craving thinking by these virtues, austerities may I be born a god or born in their company, his mind does not become tranquil, to persevere, to dispel and make endeavour The mind's lack of assurance, lack of application to become tranquil, to persevere, to dispel is the fifth bondage of the mind. Bhikkhus, these five are bonds of the mind.