I should’ve mentioned this with my earlier post, but would like to add this since it’s my believe what was mentioned in my previous post and the quoted writing from the PD post below could be consider coming to the similar general idea or understanding.
Nibbāna – Rāgakkhaya Dosakkhaya Mohakkhaya – Part 1
“Burning” (Tāpa) Has Root Cause in Rāga (Greed) and Dosa (Anger)
6. We attach to things that we like. This “attachment” is described in several ways by the Buddha: icchā, taṇhā, nandi, piya, kāma, etc. When exposed to such ‘likable things” in this world, we become joyful and try to get more of them, even using immoral deeds. Therein lies the problem.
- Those things in this world that lead to such attachment and joyful feelings are called “things with kāmaguṇa“ or “characteristics/sources of kāma.”
It’s my current understanding that those “joyful feelings“, “likable things” and “we attach to things that we like” are kāmaguna and kāma assāda. “Try to get more of them, even using immoral deeds. Therein lies the problem.” That’s kāma.