4. THE TEN FETTERS
Channel: London Buddhist Videos
Date: 15/10/2017

Fetters means something that holds us back.  They hold back our progress towards the attainment of Nibbana (enlightenment).

Richard Jones explores in detail, each of ten fetters and how they impede our spiritual progress.  The Ten Fetters are:  '
Self' delusion; 
Sceptical doubt; 
attachment to mere rites and rituals; 
sensual desire;
 ill will; 
lusting after material (or immaterial) existence; 
conceit, 
restlessness 
and ignorance.

Each fetter can be eradicated through meditation and as each is eradicated, spiritual progress is made.  EG. A person who manages to eradicate the first three fetters becomes a 'stream-enterer' - a Sotapanna.  He has entered the stream that leads to Nibbana.  This means he has purified his mind to such an extent that he cannot perform any actions that would lead to an unhappy rebirth. He will be reborn a maximum of seven more lives.  The Buddha said that upon stream-entry, 99% of the work towards enlightenment has been done. Other stages are Once-Returner; Non-Returner and Arahant.  

Richard ends this part of the talk with an exploration of the types of meditation that assist progress along this path.
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