That’s not a strong bond
–so say the enlightened–
the one made of iron, of wood, or of grass.
To be smitten, enthralled,
with jewels & ornaments,
longing for children & wives:
that’s the strong bond,
–so say the enlightened–
one that’s constraining,
elastic,
hard to untie.
But having cut it, they
–the enlightened–go forth,
free of longing, abandoning
sensual ease.
-Dhammapada [24]