# The danger of material attachment *Attachment to material objects, relationships, and outcomes is the primary cause of the soul's bondage. Krishna explains in the Bhagavad-gītā how contemplation leads to attachment, attachment breeds anger, and anger destroys one's intelligence.* ## Binds the Soul to Repeated Birth and Death ![[bg/2/62]] ![[bg/2/63]] ## The Mind Becomes the Cause of Bondage or Liberation ![[sb/5/11/9]] ## Even Great Sages Can Fall ![[sb/2/1/4#purport]] ## Freedom Comes Through Devotional Service ![[bg/2/59]] ## Krishna Consciousness Transforms Attachment ![[bg/4/10]] ## The Process of Gradual Detachment ![[bg/6/35]] ## From the Index - [[index/entries/attachment|Attachment]] — Bondage to material things - [[index/entries/detachment|Detachment]] — Freedom from material desires - [[index/entries/maya|Māyā]] — The illusory energy - [[index/entries/liberation|Liberation]] — Freedom from attachment - [[index/entries/bondage|Bondage]] — Entanglement in matter - [[index/entries/sense-gratification|Sense Gratification]] — Cause of attachment