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

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1. “Could you explain the simile of the embers in regards to sensuality?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Similes] [Pain] [Sensual desire] // [Concentration] [Liberation]

Sutta: SN 36.6: The Dart. An undeveloped person knows no escape from dukkha other than sensual pleasure. [Suffering] [Sensual desire]