DAY 8
No Effort on This Path Is Wasted
기원전 2세기경 편찬(서사시 전승)
ORIGINAL
nehābhikrama-nāśo 'sti pratyavāyo na vidyate
📜 THE VERSE
On this path no effort begun is lost, and no step becomes a setback. Even a little of this way guards you from great fear.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Because results are not yet visible, am I erasing a good step I have already taken?
📝Reflection
In this verse I hear the old teacher's gentlest comfort. A single step taken in the right direction never vanishes, even when no result is yet in sight. Here lives Laozi's saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one's feet, together with the old wisdom that small drops fill the jar. Trusting that today's small practice is not wasted, I place one more step without rushing the result.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
If a good habit tempts you to quit for lack of visible results, say 'this step will not vanish,' and do it just once more.
📖 Source:
Bhagavad Gītā 2:40.
Sanskrit original with public-domain translations consulted; rendered independently by ONGO.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
