Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Numbered Discourses (Aṅguttara)

AN 4.10

Yokes · Yogasutta

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“Mendicants, there are these four yokes. What four? The yokes of sensual pleasures, future lives, views, and ignorance. And what is the yoke of sensual pleasures? It’s when you don’t truly understand sensual pleasures’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape. So greed, relishing, affection, infatuation, thirst, passion, attachment, and craving for sensual pleasures linger on inside. This is called the yoke of sensual pleasures. Such is the yoke of sensual pleasures.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, yogā. Katame cattāro? Kāmayogo, bhavayogo, diṭṭhiyogo, avijjāyogo. Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kāmayogo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco kāmānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. Tassa kāmānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ appajānato yo kāmesu kāmarāgo kāmanandī kāmasneho kāmamucchā kāmapipāsā kāmapariḷāho kāmajjhosānaṁ kāmataṇhā sānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kāmayogo. Iti kāmayogo.

And what is the yoke of future lives? It’s when you don’t truly understand future lives’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape. So greed, relishing, affection, infatuation, thirst, passion, attachment, and craving for continued existence linger on inside. This is called the yoke of future lives. Such are the yokes of sensual pleasures and future lives.

Bhavayogo ca kathaṁ hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco bhavānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. Tassa bhavānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ appajānato yo bhavesu bhavarāgo bhavanandī bhavasneho bhavamucchā bhavapipāsā bhavapariḷāho bhavajjhosānaṁ bhavataṇhā sānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhavayogo. Iti kāmayogo bhavayogo.

And what is the yoke of views? It’s when you don’t truly understand views’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape. So greed, relishing, affection, infatuation, thirst, passion, attachment, and craving for views linger on inside. This is called the yoke of views. Such are the yokes of sensual pleasures, future lives, and views.

Diṭṭhiyogo ca kathaṁ hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco diṭṭhīnaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. Tassa diṭṭhīnaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ appajānato yo diṭṭhīsu diṭṭhirāgo diṭṭhinandī diṭṭhisneho diṭṭhimucchā diṭṭhipipāsā diṭṭhipariḷāho diṭṭhijjhosānaṁ diṭṭhitaṇhā sānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhiyogo. Iti kāmayogo bhavayogo diṭṭhiyogo.

And what is the yoke of ignorance? It’s when you don’t truly understand the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape, so ignorance and unknowing of the six fields of contact linger on inside. This is called the yoke of ignorance. Such are the yokes of sensual pleasures, future lives, views, and ignorance. These are bad, unskillful qualities that are corrupting, leading to future lives, hurtful, resulting in suffering and future rebirth, old age, and death. That’s why someone yoked to them is called: ‘one who has not found sanctuary from the yoke’. These are the four yokes.

Avijjāyogo ca kathaṁ hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. Tassa channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ appajānato yā chasu phassāyatanesu avijjā aññāṇaṁ sānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, avijjāyogo. Iti kāmayogo bhavayogo diṭṭhiyogo avijjāyogo, saṁyutto pāpakehi akusalehi dhammehi saṅkilesikehi ponobhavikehi sadarehi dukkhavipākehi āyatiṁ jātijarāmaraṇikehi. Tasmā ayogakkhemīti vuccati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro yogā.

There are these four kinds of unyoking. What four? Unyoking from sensual pleasures, future lives, views, and ignorance. And what is unyoking from sensual pleasures? It’s when you truly understand sensual pleasures’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape. So greed, relishing, affection, infatuation, thirst, passion, attachment, and craving for sensual pleasures don’t linger on inside. This is called unyoking from sensual pleasures. Such is unyoking from sensual pleasures.

Cattārome, bhikkhave, visaṁyogā. Katame cattāro? Kāmayogavisaṁyogo, bhavayogavisaṁyogo, diṭṭhiyogavisaṁyogo, avijjāyogavisaṁyogo. Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kāmayogavisaṁyogo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco kāmānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Tassa kāmānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānato yo kāmesu kāmarāgo kāmanandī kāmasneho kāmamucchā kāmapipāsā kāmapariḷāho kāmajjhosānaṁ kāmataṇhā sā nānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kāmayogavisaṁyogo. Iti kāmayogavisaṁyogo.

And what is unyoking from future lives? It’s when you truly understand future lives’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape. So greed, relishing, affection, infatuation, thirst, passion, attachment, and craving for continued existence don’t linger on inside. This is called unyoking from future lives. Such is unyoking from sensual pleasures and future lives.

Bhavayogavisaṁyogo ca kathaṁ hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco bhavānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Tassa bhavānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānato yo bhavesu bhavarāgo bhavanandī bhavasneho bhavamucchā bhavapipāsā bhavapariḷāho bhavajjhosānaṁ bhavataṇhā sā nānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhavayogavisaṁyogo. Iti kāmayogavisaṁyogo bhavayogavisaṁyogo.

And what is unyoking from views? It’s when you truly understand views’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape. So greed, relishing, affection, infatuation, thirst, passion, attachment, and craving for views don’t linger on inside. This is called unyoking from views. Such is unyoking from sensual pleasures, future lives, and views.

Diṭṭhiyogavisaṁyogo ca kathaṁ hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco diṭṭhīnaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Tassa diṭṭhīnaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānato yo diṭṭhīsu diṭṭhirāgo diṭṭhinandī diṭṭhisneho diṭṭhimucchā diṭṭhipipāsā diṭṭhipariḷāho diṭṭhijjhosānaṁ diṭṭhitaṇhā sā nānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, diṭṭhiyogavisaṁyogo. Iti kāmayogavisaṁyogo bhavayogavisaṁyogo diṭṭhiyogavisaṁyogo.

And what is unyoking from ignorance? It’s when you truly understand the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape, so ignorance and unknowing of the six fields of contact don’t linger on inside. This is called unyoking from ignorance. Such is unyoking from sensual pleasures, future lives, views, and ignorance. These are bad, unskillful qualities that are corrupting, leading to future lives, hurtful, resulting in suffering and future rebirth, old age, and death. That’s why someone unyoked from them is called: ‘one who has found sanctuary from the yoke’. These are the four kinds of unyoking.

Avijjāyogavisaṁyogo ca kathaṁ hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Tassa channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānato yā chasu phassāyatanesu avijjā aññāṇaṁ sā nānuseti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, avijjāyogavisaṁyogo. Iti kāmayogavisaṁyogo bhavayogavisaṁyogo diṭṭhiyogavisaṁyogo avijjāyogavisaṁyogo, visaṁyutto pāpakehi akusalehi dhammehi saṅkilesikehi ponobhavikehi sadarehi dukkhavipākehi āyatiṁ jātijarāmaraṇikehi. Tasmā yogakkhemīti vuccati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro visaṁyogāti.

Yoked to both sensual pleasures and the desire to be reborn in a future life; yoked also to views, and governed by ignorance,

Kāmayogena saṁyuttā, bhavayogena cūbhayaṁ; Diṭṭhiyogena saṁyuttā, avijjāya purakkhatā.

sentient beings continue to transmigrate, with ongoing birth and death. But those who fully understand sensual pleasures, and the yoke to all future lives;

Sattā gacchanti saṁsāraṁ, jātimaraṇagāmino; Ye ca kāme pariññāya, bhavayogañca sabbaso.

with the yoke of views eradicated, and ignorance dispelled, unyoked from all yokes, truly those sages have slipped their yoke.”

Diṭṭhiyogaṁ samūhacca, avijjañca virājayaṁ; Sabbayogavisaṁyuttā, te ve yogātigā munī”ti. Dasamaṁ. Bhaṇḍagāmavaggo paṭhamo.

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Tassuddānaṁ

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