Questions tagged [desire]
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“Guard the sense doors”- What does this mean, and what is it's application?
What does it mean to "guard the sense doors"? What is the practical application of this concept in daily life? For example, does this concept mean that a heterosexual male should entirely avoid ...
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Difference between desire (chanda) and craving (tanha)?
What's the difference between desire (chanda) and craving (tanha)?
From my understanding, tanha is always unwholesome but chanda can be wholesome or unwholesome. How is this the case?
Craving (tanha)...
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How come enlightened people don't have any laziness?
I just heard that enlightened people have zero laziness. How is it possible? What is "laziness" ? What is the connection between laziness and ego/desire?
Edit: Also that monk said: "Laziness is ...
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Sexual Desire, Masturbating and Asuba Bawana
I have been wanting to ask this question for some time.
So basically caught up in the social norms, i used to watch porn videos and masturbate and got a bit attached to it. Kept on doing it for a few ...
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Why are desires in The Five Hindrances only about “sensual” desires?
The five hindrances consist of sensual desires. ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and doubt. I have often wondered why the first hindrance are limited to sensual desires as this is leaving out ...
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Is Buddhism against scientific attitude?
According to Buddhism, the cause of all suffering is desire and liberation from desire would lead to the cessation of suffering.
But isn’t curiosity a desire? Is Buddhism against scientific attitude? ...
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Can the mind be trained to maintain equanimity in the face of compulsive urges/cravings (without giving in / acting out)?
Are there any practices or habits that one can employ, either frequently or on a daily basis, to train one's mind to remain still and equanimous in the face of compulsive urges or cravings, without ...
