The four bonds of sensual pleasures, continued existence, views, and ignorance are described in brief. The four establishments of mindfulness should be cultivated for directly knowing, full understanding, complete exhaustion, and giving up of these bonds.
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, yogā. Katame cattāro? Kāmayogo, bhavayogo, diṭṭhiyogo avijjāyogo— ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro yogā.
“Bhikkhus, there are these four |bonds::yokes, attachment, which binds one to the round of cyclical existence [yoga]|. What four? The |bond of sensual pleasures::yoke of sensual pleasures [kāmayoga]|, the |bond of continued existence::yoke of becoming [bhavayoga]|, the |bond of views::yoke of beliefs [diṭṭhiyoga]|, and the |bond of ignorance::bondage from not understanding how things have come to be [avijjāyoga]|. These are the four bonds.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ yogānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya …pe… cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbo”ti.
Bhikkhus, for the |direct knowledge::experiential understanding [abhiññāya]|, |full understanding::complete comprehension [pariññāya]|, |complete exhaustion::gradual and complete wearing away [parikkhaya]|, and for |giving up::letting go, abandoning [pahāna]| of these four bonds, the four establishments of mindfulness |should be cultivated::should be developed [bhāvetabba]|.”
“Bhikkhus, there are these four |bonds::yokes, attachment, which binds one to the round of cyclical existence [yoga]|. What four? The |bond of sensual pleasures::yoke of sensual pleasures [kāmayoga]|, the |bond of continued existence::yoke of becoming [bhavayoga]|, the |bond of views::yoke of beliefs [diṭṭhiyoga]|, and the |bond of ignorance::bondage from not understanding how things have come to be [avijjāyoga]|. These are the four bonds.
Bhikkhus, for the |direct knowledge::experiential understanding [abhiññāya]|, |full understanding::complete comprehension [pariññāya]|, |complete exhaustion::gradual and complete wearing away [parikkhaya]|, and for |giving up::letting go, abandoning [pahāna]| of these four bonds, the four establishments of mindfulness |should be cultivated::should be developed [bhāvetabba]|.”
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, yogā. Katame cattāro? Kāmayogo, bhavayogo, diṭṭhiyogo avijjāyogo— ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro yogā.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ yogānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya …pe… cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbo”ti.