DAY 318
Long, Unbroken, and Earnest — Then the Ground Holds
기원후 2~4세기(파탄잘리)
ORIGINAL
स तु दीर्घकालनैरन्तर्यसत्कारासेवितो दृढभूमिः (sa tu dīrgha-kāla-nairantarya-satkārāsevito dṛḍha-bhūmiḥ)
📜 THE VERSE
That practice becomes firm ground only when kept up long, without break, and with earnest care.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Do I start and stop, then grow impatient that the ground has not yet turned solid?
📝Reflection
Patañjali nails down three conditions of earnestness: dīrgha-kāla (long time), nairantarya (without break), and satkāra (with devotion). The middle one bites hardest. Ten unbroken minutes a day builds firmer ground than two furious hours followed by ten idle days. Dṛḍha-bhūmi means "solid ground" — the bedrock of a mind that sways without collapsing. Water bores through rock not by force but by never stopping.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Choose one very small thing today, and aim not to 'do it well' but to 'never break the chain.'
📖 Source:
Yoga Sūtra 1.14.
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.
