Craving Has No End — Contentment Alone Is Supreme Bliss

Subhashita (Traditional Sanskrit Maxims)

기원후 3~12세기경 편찬(구전 격언시)

ORIGINAL

अन्तो नास्ति पिपासायाः सन्तोषः परमं सुखम् । तस्मात्सन्तोषमेवेह धनं पश्यन्ति पण्डिताः ॥ (anto nāsti pipāsāyāḥ santoṣaḥ paramaṃ sukham, tasmāt santoṣam eveha dhanaṃ paśyanti paṇḍitāḥ)

📜 THE VERSE

There is no end to craving for more — contentment alone is the highest happiness, and so the wise regard contentment itself as the true wealth of this world.

💡 TL;DR

Craving only grows larger the more it is fed, so chasing it can never lead to happiness.

❓ TODAY'S QUESTION

Can I decide for myself the point at which 'this is enough'?

📝Reflection

Craving only grows larger the more it is fed, so chasing it can never lead to happiness. This verse reverses the whole direction — the true wealth is not gaining more, but declaring for oneself, 'this is enough.' Contentment is not something that arrives from outside; it is something decided within.

— ONGO · Curator

🌱Apply It Today

Today, decide on one thing you can declare 'enough' about, for yourself.

📖 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.