Contentment: how?

"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are."


Self-satisfaction is certainly a rare commodity.  A satisfied  countenance will begin when you learn that we all already have plenty of stuff.  We need to stop wanting other things, and realize that we have added quite a bit of materials into our lives already:  TV screen bigger than 19 inches, what about a cell phone, or do you have a microwave?  Take an inventory as if you were starting off in a new apartment, suddenly what you already have will multiply itself---be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are---don't go running around desperately seeking to add more to your stockpile.

As you accept that you are well-stocked:  greed, dissatisfaction, envy, pining for more ("other" is hell, Satre tells us:  wanting it and fighting for it is not pleasant!), relax in the Tao, be thankful for what you have.  Appreciate it and suddenly contentment replaces the lust for materials slips away.  As the Tao opens the way to peace, accept it and be pleased with where you are materially and continue your spiritual evolution.

Rejoice in the way things are materially, seek spiritual growth and it will become your source of a happy countenance,
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