Contentment
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What is Contentment?
Contentment is a state of mind which is happy with just being. This state of mind does not rely on the external world (money, objects, other people) or the uncertainties of hope for happiness. Contented people fully appreciate the wonder and miracle of existance in a quiet, peaceful way. It is not striving, dissatisfied, waiting for the next big thing that we want, rather it is about living with a quiet joy, no matter how much or how little we have.
Contentment can be easy to achieve in a single moment - as simple as taking a breath in and releasing all anxieties and tensions in the out breath. Living with contentment as a default status is considerably harder! Contentment is about living in the moment, releasing us from restless desires and liberating us to be sensitive to the needs of others.
Contentment is not a begrudging feeling of 'well it's alright....I suppose", it is not a half-measure of happiness. When we feel contented we feel satisfied, happy and able to care for ourselves and others.
Quotes
"Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have."
- Unknown
"Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor."
- Benjamin Franklin
"There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not for anyone's greed."
- Mahatma Gandhi, India
"He is rich who is content with the least; for contentment is the wealth of nature."
- Socrates
"There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment."
- Swami Sivananda
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