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सन्तोष(Santosha)
Contentment
Santosha is the quality of being content and satisfied with one’s present circumstances and possessions. It involves cultivating gratitude, reducing desires for more, and finding peace in simplicity. Contentment leads to mental tranquility and reduces anxiety caused by greed or dissatisfaction.
In Sanatan Dharma, Santosha is considered essential for happiness and spiritual growth. It helps maintain mental balance and fosters a peaceful, joyful life aligned with dharma.
- Practicing gratitude daily.
- Avoiding comparisons with others.
- Focusing on inner wealth rather than material possessions.
- Meditating on impermanence and sufficiency.
- Accepting situations with equanimity.
- Reduced stress and anxiety.
- Greater mental peace and stability.
- Improved health and well-being.
- Enhanced spiritual progress.
Bhagavad Gita 2.70
""A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the person who strives to satisfy such desires.""
Highlights contentment as a path to peace.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2.42
""Santosha is the sustained contentment leading to happiness and bliss.""
Defines Santosha as a key virtue.
- Contentment is not complacency or laziness.
- It does not prevent growth but fosters balance.
- Being grateful for daily necessities.
- Avoiding excessive desires for luxury.
- Enjoying simple pleasures.
- Accepting setbacks without frustration.
Santosha encourages mindful living and reduces consumerist tendencies prevalent in modern society.
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Cultivating these Gunas (virtues) leads to a balanced, harmonious, and spiritually fulfilling life. The information provided is for educational purposes.