[Buddha-l] Chanda

[CChasjohn at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/3/2006 4:12:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
rahula_80 at yahoo.com writes:

Did the Buddha really said desire (chanda) have to be  eliminated?



            It is generally agreed on by most commentators and interpreters 
that Shakyamuni  Buddha meant selfish desire caused by our illusory sense of 
separateness from  others. For example, bodhisattvas in the Mahayana tradition 
desire  that all sentient beings may become enlightened and liberated, and that 
all may  know happiness and freedom from suffering. "Desire" is the fuel in 
our tank that  we use to improve our practice but, of course, it must never 
involve attachment  and clinging to results.
 
In gassho,
Charles Johnson
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