<p>A translation and explanation of the Ten Fetters, the Buddha&#39;s teaching on what binds living beings&nbsp;to the Sangsara and suffering.&nbsp;</p><p>If we have succeeded in releasing ourselves from all ten fetters we are Arahats. If we haven&#39;t,we can use them as a tool to see and identify those things which arise in the mind and keep us trapped in a world of suffering. We can patiently weaken their&nbsp;hold on us (which is our hold on them) and, ultimately, free ourselves from them forever.<br />
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