Parent:: [[Sankappa]] Related:: [[Pabbajja]] # Nekkhamma (Giving up the Sensual Expectations, Renunciation) > [!info] Etymology ([Explained](https://youtu.be/T4H_wO5ztNs?si=kZz7FbSml6W8OO24&t=2895)) > - _Nekkhamma_ = _Ne_ + _Khamma_ (order) = Not (trying to) put things back in order (for the senses) > - i.e. **not expecting** how things should be, but rather, **give up completely** > - whereas kāma vitakka is always trying to put things in order for the senses ## Renunciate (Nekkhammasitā) Sadness & Equanimity ![[MN137 Saḷāyatanavibhaṅgasutta#^renunciate-sadness]] ![[MN137 Saḷāyatanavibhaṅgasutta#^renunciate-equanmity]] ## Suttas - [[MN137 Saḷāyatanavibhaṅgasutta]]