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| − | '''Contentment''' ([[santuṭṭhi]]) is the ability to be [[happy]] and fulfilled in one’s present state. The [[Buddha]] said: | + | '''[[Contentment]]''' ([[santuṭṭhi]]) is the ability to be [[happy]] and fulfilled in one’s {{Wiki|present}} state. The [[Buddha]] said: ‘[[Contentment]] is the [[highest]] [[wealth]].’ (Dhp.204), meaning that when we are content we do not need to get anything, go anywhere or be anything to be [[happy]] because we already are, and thus, [[contentment]] is more valuable than any possession or [[accomplishment]]. The [[Buddha]] describes the [[monk]]’s [[contentment]] like this: ‘He is satisfied with a robe to cover his [[body]] and [[alms]] [[food]] to satisfy his {{Wiki|stomach}} and having accepted no more than is sufficient he goes his way, just as a bird flies here and there taking with it no more than its wings.’(D.I,71). |
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Revision as of 14:00, 18 March 2014
Contentment (santuṭṭhi) is the ability to be happy and fulfilled in one’s present state. The Buddha said: ‘Contentment is the highest wealth.’ (Dhp.204), meaning that when we are content we do not need to get anything, go anywhere or be anything to be happy because we already are, and thus, contentment is more valuable than any possession or accomplishment. The Buddha describes the monk’s contentment like this: ‘He is satisfied with a robe to cover his body and alms food to satisfy his stomach and having accepted no more than is sufficient he goes his way, just as a bird flies here and there taking with it no more than its wings.’(D.I,71).
