How is 'Chanda' (Intention) related to 'Tanha' (Desire)?
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I often hear that Karma is determined by intention. I want to know how they are all related. What comes first? What gets abandoned in meditation and Nirvana?
Intention is kamma. It is not the only thing that is thought of as kamma. Intending one perceives, intending one conceives.
Origin of kamma is contact.
Contact is one end, origin of contact is the other end, cessation of contact is the middle and craving is the seamstress because it weaves one to this or that state of existence which is discerned in dependence on contact.
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Chanda is a reason for Tanha. Ignorance (Avidya) is the cause for Chanda means it's the cause for Tanha. Then Tanha causes to increases the Chanda's density towards something.
Nirvana is understanding Chanda towards something is a useless thing. As nothing in this world is going to satisfy the intention (Chanda) the living beings have. That's why no one can reach ultimate satisfaction. If someone reaches ultimate satisfaction there's nothing he/she needs to do further as he/she is already satisfied. The person who doesn't want anything (as he is ultimately satisfied) is the person who obtained Nirvana.
Someone who obtained Nirvana has limitless metta (loving / kindness) towards the living beans. Due to that reason, they may try to share the path to Nirvana with others.
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