Shackles of the HeartCetasovinibandhasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five shackles of the heart.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, cetasovinibandhā. What five?Katame pañca? Firstly, a mendicant isn’t free of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures. …Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāmesu avītarāgo hoti …pe… These are the five shackles of the heart.ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca cetasovinibandhā.

To give up these five shackles of the heart you should develop the four right efforts.Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ cetasovinibandhānaṁ pahānāya cattāro sammappadhānā bhāvetabbā. What four?Katame cattāro? It’s when a mendicant generates enthusiasm, tries, makes an effort, exerts the mind, and strives so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise. …Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati; so that unskillful qualities are given up …uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya … so that skillful qualities arise …anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya … They generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fully developed.uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati. To give up these five shackles of the hearts you should develop these four right efforts.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ cetasovinibandhānaṁ pahānāya ime cattāro sammappadhānā bhāvetabbā”ti.