A Wisdom Archive on Contentment

In current critical editions only about fifty lines survive of the Kypria's original text. We are almost entirely dependent on a summary of the Cyclic epics contained in the Chrestomatheia (see also chrestomathy) attributed (almost certainly wrongly) to the 5th-century CE philosopher Proklos Diadochos. Many other references give further indications of the poem's storyline. The poem narrates the origins of the Trojan War and the first nine years of the war. It begins with the judgement of Paris between the goddesses Athen ...

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Contentment means living to the fullest the good of every passing moment. Above all, it means living in the present moment, in the Eternal Now.
 
How much is lost in life by people who perennially wish things other than they are! Who complain unceasingly, and tell themselves that the world owes them more than it is giving them!
 
We must smile inwardly with God, knowing that life is His dream. Contentment is the surest way of drawing the very best out of every circumstance.

 
(See also: Practising Affirmations, Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul )

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Kabir highlighted the importance of santosh or contentment in our lives. Indian culture teaches us to be content in all situations. But today, we are not happy with the grades our child gets, our pay packet, our spouse, or our ageing parents. Much of the stress in our lives is the result of our inability to be content with what we have.

 
(See also: Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

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Contentment is within reach for a person who is compassionate and loving. The greedy, however, remain unsatisfied as they are constantly looking for bigger and better ways to fulfil their desires. At which point will they be satisfied - when they get a bigger house, a better car, higher designation?
 
To overcome this vicious circle, we need to replace lower thoughts with noble ones. A greedy person pays no attention to the quality of his words and deeds. Always fixing his gaze on the future, trying to figure out how to do this or that, he will spend his whole life planning, calculating, and dreaming. Unable to be in the present and enjoy what is right in front of him, he cannot relish even his food, because while he is eating lunch he is planning his supper.

 
(See also: Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

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About.com, which used to be called the Human Internet, is a network of sites on myriad topics that relies on paid human "Guides" to cover a specific topic by providing relevant content and building an online community related to their topic. Much of the content is original content written by the Guides, including articles, online courses, interactive quizzes, and so forth. There are currently about 500 topic-sites, divided into channels, from home repair to pediatrics, all of wh ... Including:

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A Wind in the Door is a 1973 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is a sequel to A Wrinkle in Time. In this story, science and spirituality are intertwined. The story follows the adventures of the Murry children and Calvin O'Keefe, whom we first met in A Wrinkle in Time. Cosmic evil is connected with evil on a cellular level, and the children along with some new friends go within the mitochondria of Charles Wallace in order to save his mitochondria (and the fictive entities living within them, the farandolae) from the un-namers -- the echthroi. The echthroi ar ... Including:

• A Wind in the Door - Christian content

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A Lover's Complaint is a narrative poem usually attributed to William Shakespeare, although the poem's authorship is a matter of critical debate. A Lover's Complaint - Form and Content. The poem consists of forty-nine seven-line stanzas written in the rhyme royal (with the rhyme scheme ababbcc), a metre and structure identical to that of Shakespeare's poem The Rape of Lucrece. In the poem, the speaker sees a young woman weeping at the bank of a river, in which she ... Including:

• A Lover's Complaint - Form and Content
• A Lover's Complaint - History and Authorship

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