206(6)Bondages
As at MN16.8-12,I101-2.
"Bhikkhus,there are these five bondages of the mind.
Cetaso vinibandha.Mp:"They grasp the mind,having shackled it as if in a fist,therefore they are called bondages of the mind'"(cittam vinibandhitvā mutthiyam katva viya ganhanfiticetasovinibandha).
What five?
(1)"Here,a bhikkhu is not devoid of lust for sensual pleasures,not devoid of desire,affection,thirst,passion,and craving for them.
When a bhikkhu is not devoid of lust for sensual pleasures,not devoid of desire,affection,thirst,passion,and craving for them,his mind does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striving.
Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,this is the first bondage of the mind.
(2)"Again,a bhikkhu is not devoid of lust for the body,not
devoid of desire,affection,thirst,passion,and craving for it.
When a bhikkhu is not devoid of lust for the body,not devoid
of desire,affection,thirst,passion,and craving for it,his mind
does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striving.Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,this is
the second bondage of the mind.
(3)"Again,a bhikkhu is not devoid of lust for form,not
devoid of desire,affection,thirst,passion,and craving for it.
When a bhikkhu is not devoid of lust for form,not devoid of
desire,affection,thirst,passion,and craving for it,his mind
does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striving.
Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,this is
the third bondage of the mind.
(4)"Again,having eaten as much as he wants until his belly
is full,a bhikkhu yields to the pleasure of rest,the pleasure of
sloth,the pleasure of sleep.When a bhikkhu...yields to the
pleasure of rest,the pleasure of sloth,the pleasure of sleep,his
mind does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striv-
ing.Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,
this is the fourth bondage of the mind.
(5)"Again,a bhikkhu lives the spiritual life aspiring for[rebirth in]a certain order of devas,[250]thinking:
'By this virtuous behavior,observance,austerity,or spiritual life I will be a deva or one [in the retinue]of the devas.
When he lives the spiritual life aspiring for [rebirth in]a certain order of devas...
……his mind does not incline to ardor,effort,perseverance,and striving.
Since his mind does not incline to ardor...and striving,this is the fifth bondage of the mind.
"These,bhikkhus,are the five bondages of the mind."