Leave the Company of the Wicked, Seek the Company of the Good

Subhashita (Traditional Sanskrit Maxims)

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Leave the Company of the Wicked, Seek the Company of the Good asks: Do the people I currently keep close make me more good, or the opposite? It comes from Subhashita (Traditional Sanskrit Maxims): "Give up the company of the wicked, draw near to the company of the good; do good day and night, and always remember impermanence."

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.

💡 TL;DR

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.

❓ 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.