DAY 320
Five Stepping-Stones — Faith, Vigor, Memory, Focus, Wisdom
기원후 2~4세기(파탄잘리)
ORIGINAL
श्रद्धावीर्यस्मृतिसमाधिप्रज्ञापूर्वक इतरेषाम् (śraddhā-vīrya-smṛti-samādhi-prajñā-pūrvaka itareṣām)
📜 THE VERSE
For the rest, that stillness comes by five steps — faith, vigor, mindful memory, concentration, and wisdom.
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
If my practice keeps collapsing, which of these five stones am I missing?
📝Reflection
Patañjali sees an order even in the ripening of the mind. Śraddhā is "faith that sets the heart down" — trust that this path leads somewhere. Vīrya is the vigor rising from that faith; smṛti the mindful memory that keeps us from scattering; samādhi the gathering into one point; prajñā the wisdom that flowers at the end. The five link like a ladder. Without faith, no vigor; without vigor, no focus; without focus, wisdom never comes.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
When today's task stalls, ask which is missing — faith, vigor, or focus — and fill that one first.
📖 Source:
Yoga Sūtra 1.20.
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.
