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).
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).