Desire (chanda)
Skillful qualities / Four Bases of Success / Desire 
Part of key topic Skillful Qualities
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Subsumes: Bias from desire (chandāgati)
Alternative translations: Interest, Motivation
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Readings from The Island, Session 12 – Jan. 24, 2025

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4. “When you talked about the little girl crying, was she really crying because she was miserable?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Suffering] [Happiness]

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Story: A little girl cries because she got what she wanted. [Desire]


Readings from The Island, Session 18 – Feb. 3, 2025

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5. Story: The parents of a four-year-old wish their child to attain Nibbāna in this life. Told by Ajahn Kaccāna. [Parents] [Nibbāna] [Desire]

Response by Ajahn Amaro. [Happiness]