[298] "The eye, friend, exists in the Blessed One; the Blessed One sees a form with the eye; yet there is no desire and lust (chandarāga) in the Blessed One; the Blessed One is one whose mind (citta) is well liberated. The ear, friend, exists in the Blessed One; the Blessed One hears a sound with the ear; yet there is no desire and lust in the Blessed One; the Blessed One is one whose mind is well liberated. The nose, friend, exists in the Blessed One; the Blessed One smells an odour with the nose; yet there is no desire and lust in the Blessed One; the Blessed One is one whose mind is well liberated. The tongue, friend, exists in the Blessed One; the Blessed One tastes a taste with the tongue; yet there is no desire and lust in the Blessed One; the Blessed One is one whose mind is well liberated. The body, friend, exists in the Blessed One; the Blessed One touches a tangible with the body; yet there is no desire and lust in the Blessed One; the Blessed One is one whose mind is well liberated. The mind, friend, exists in the Blessed One; the Blessed One cognizes a mental phenomenon (dhamma) with the mind; yet there is no desire and lust in the Blessed One; the Blessed One is one whose mind is well liberated.
"By this method, friend, it should be understood: the eye is not the fetter (saṃyojana) of forms, nor are forms the fetter of the eye; rather, the desire and lust that arises there in dependence on both — that is the fetter there. The ear is not … . The nose is not … . The tongue is not the fetter of tastes, nor are tastes the fetter of the tongue; rather, the desire and lust that arises there in dependence on both — that is the fetter there. The body is not … . The mind is not the fetter of mental phenomena, nor are mental phenomena the fetter of the mind; rather, the desire and lust that arises there in dependence on both — that is the fetter there."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.