Related:: [[Raga|Rāga]], [[Iddhipada|4 Iddhipāda]] # Chanda (Interest) > [!info] What is Chanda? > - There is no exact English word for "Chanda", and **"Interest"** is the closest one. > - In some places, it's translated as **"Desire"**, but that could get confused with [[Raga|Rāga]]. ## The Goal of Spiritual Life ![[SN51.15 Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta#^chanda-pahana]] ## The Root of All things ![[AN10.58 Mūlakasutta#^root-of-all-things]] ## Maintaining Balance of Interest ![[SN51.20 Vibhaṅgasutta#^not-lax-or-tight-constricted-nor-scattered]] ## Giving up Chanda through Chanda — Is it possible? ![[SN51.15 Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta#^give-up-chanda]] ## Chanda v.s. Chandarāga > [!info] What is Chandarāga? > - **Chandarāga** = Chanda + [[Raga|Rāga]] = Interest in desire ### Chandarāga ![[MN13 Mahādukkhakkhandhasutta#^kama-nissarana]] ## Suttas - [[AN10.58 Mūlakasutta]] - Interest is at the _root_ of all things - SN51.15 Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn51.15/en/sujato)) - Ven. Ananda on how one can only through "interest", one can give up "interest" - ![[Iddhipada#^sn51-20]]