DAY 264
Good Company Loosens the Grip of Attachment
기원후 8세기경(샹카라 계열 전승 게송)
ORIGINAL
सत्सङ्गत्वे निस्सङ्गत्वं निस्सङ्गत्वे निर्मोहत्वम् । (satsaṅgatve nissaṅgatvaṃ nissaṅgatve nirmohatvam)
📜 THE VERSE
Good company loosens attachment; loosened attachment frees the mind from delusion; and a freed mind at last stands unshaken.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
When I am gripping something too tightly, is there a friend who helps me notice it?
📝Reflection
A good friend is not merely someone I share pleasure with, but a mirror showing me what I am gripping too tightly. Spending time with such a friend slowly loosens that grip, and as attachment loosens, the mind once shaken by illusions gradually settles. These three steps describe not a sudden awakening but the slow seep of good company into the mind over time.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
This week, have an honest conversation with one friend who can reflect your attachments back to you clearly.
📖 Source:
Subhashita (Traditional Sanskrit Maxims).
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.
