Craving

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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"By what     is the world led?
By what     is it dragged around?
What     is the one thing
that has the all
under its sway?"

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"By craving     is the world led.
By craving     is it dragged around.
Craving     is the one thing
that has the all
under its sway."

Of Related Interest:

SN 35:23;
SN 35:82;
AN 10:58