DAY 268
Leave the Company of the Wicked, Seek the Company of the Good
기원후 8세기경(샹카라 계열 전승 게송)
ORIGINAL
त्यज दुर्जनसंसर्गं भज साधुसमागमम् । कुरु पुण्यमहोरात्रं स्मर नित्यमनित्यताम् ॥ (tyaja durjanasaṃsargaṃ bhaja sādhusamāgamam, kuru puṇyam ahorātraṃ smara nityam anityatām)
📜 THE VERSE
Give up the company of the wicked, draw near to the company of the good; do good day and night, and always remember impermanence.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Do the people I currently keep close make me more good, or the opposite?
📝Reflection
Four short commands form a whole guide for living — cut off bad company, draw near to good company, practice good every day, and never forget that everything passes. The last line supports the first three — only by remembering that life is finite do we stop treating our companionships carelessly and stop postponing good deeds.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Today, either step back from one draining companionship or reach out to begin one good one.
📖 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.
