Santoṣa gets translated as contentment, which sounds like lowering the bar. Bhagavad Gītā 3.17: for the one content in the Self alone, there is nothing left to do. And 2.70: the ocean, filled from all sides, remains unmoved. Patañjali’s own line, Yoga Sūtras 2.42, in Vivekananda’s translation: “From contentment comes superlative happiness.” Ten seconds a day, seven days.
What it says
You checked what they earn, and your own week got smaller.
This is Ancient Answers — the old word isn’t settling for less, it’s enough already, santoṣa.
The Gītā’s own line, 3.17: for the one who is satisfied in the Self, content in the Self alone, there is nothing left to do.
Patañjali’s own line, in Vivekananda’s translation: from contentment comes superlative happiness.
And Gītā 2.70 gives the picture: desires enter as waters enter the ocean, which, filled from all sides, remains unmoved.
Ten seconds a day for a week: name one thing that’s already enough.
That’s Ancient Answers — your complaint, and a page number I can put on screen.
Sources
Bhagavad Gītā 3.17 · tr. Sivananda · Yoga Sūtras 2.42 · tr. Vivekananda · Bhagavad Gītā 2.70 · tr. Sivananda
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