Sensual desire (kāmacchanda)
Unskillful qualities / Five Hindrances / Sensual desire
Part of tag cluster Sensual desire in key topic Unskillful Qualities
Subsumes: Craving for sensuality (kāma-taṇhā), Sensuality (kāmāsava), Sensuality-clinging (kāmupādāna), Danger of sensual pleasure (kāmānaṃ ādīnava)
Glosses: Sensual pleasure, Sexual desire, Lust
Also a subtag of Fetters
See also: Renunciation
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Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 1 – Sep. 19, 2010

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7. Reading from the draft biography: Ajahn Chah falls in love. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Relationships] [Ajahn Chah] // [Culture/Thailand] [Spiritual urgency] [Sensual desire]

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 34


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9. Reading from the draft biography: Ajahn Chah obsesses about food. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Food] [Sensual desire] [Ajahn Chah]

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 39

Quote: “Close the doors. I’m going to eat noodles today!” — Ajahn Chah. Quoted by Ajahn Pasanno.


Abhayagiri 2015 Winter Retreat, Session 39 – Mar. 2, 2015

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[Session] Reading: Right Mindfulness p. 122-129. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of feeling] [Jhāna] [Sensual desire]