DAY 292
Three Things to Be Content With, Three Things Never to Be
기원후 4세기~중세 편찬(전통적으로 차나키야에 귀속)
ORIGINAL
सन्तोषस्त्रिषु कर्तव्यः स्वदारे भोजने धने । त्रिषु चैव न कर्तव्योऽध्ययने जपदानयोः ॥ (santoṣas triṣu kartavyaḥ svadāre bhojane dhane, triṣu caiva na kartavyo'dhyayane japadānayoḥ)
📜 THE VERSE
Contentment should be kept only in three things — one's spouse, one's food, one's honestly earned wealth. But in three other things — learning, practice, and giving — one must never be content.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Am I complaining where I should be content, and settling where I should never be?
📝Reflection
Contentment becomes either a virtue or a vice depending on where it is placed. Being content with one's spouse, meal, and honest income brings peace of mind, but being content with one's learning, practice, and giving stops growth in its tracks. This verse carefully separates contentment and striving into their proper, distinct domains.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Today, be content with what you already have, while taking one more step forward in learning, practice, or giving.
📖 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.
