ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Kama

Kama is a word from a language called Sanskrit, which is used in India. It means love, desire, pleasure or enjoyment.

Imagine you really, really want a big piece of cake. You might say you have a strong desire for cake. That is like kama.

But kama is not just about wanting physical things. It's also about enjoying beauty, art, music and nature. When you listen to your favourite music or watch a beautiful sunset and feel happy, that is kama too.

However, kama is not always good. Sometimes it can lead you to do things that are not good for you or others. For example, if you really want to stay up late playing games but you know you need sleep for school, listening to kama might make you feel like staying up anyway, which would not be good.

So kama can be good or bad. It depends on how you use it. It's important to enjoy life and feel pleasure, but also to be responsible and not hurt yourself or others.