The fetters of self-view, skeptical doubt, and attachment to precepts and rituals are what keep the cycle of birth and death going for limitless lifetimes. When one cuts these off through the strength of the Path, the heart becomes much lighter. Steadily, the defilements are reduced, until only purity remains.

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