DAY 308
Different Land, Different Water; Different Seed, Different Sprout
기원후 3~12세기경 편찬(구전 격언시)
ORIGINAL
यथा भूमिस्तथा तोयं यथा बीजं तथाऽङ्कुरः । यथा देशस्तथा भाषा यथा राजा तथा प्रजा ॥ (yathā bhūmis tathā toyaṃ yathā bījaṃ tathā'ṅkuraḥ, yathā deśas tathā bhāṣā yathā rājā tathā prajā)
📜 THE VERSE
As the land, so the water; as the seed, so the sprout — as the region, so the language; as the ruler, so the people.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Am I blaming a result while forgetting the cause that produced it?
📝Reflection
This verse lines up four pairs to show how honestly cause and effect are connected. Before blaming a bad fruit, we must look back at what seed was planted; before blaming a bad outcome, we must ask what cause we set in motion. What is sown and what is reaped never move independently of each other.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Trace one outcome you dislike right now back to the choice of yours that caused it.
📖 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.
