Happiness is beauty. santhosham miga azhagaanathu. First of all, the right
word is 'Samtosha' which is being written in english as 'Santosha' - just
like the original 'Samskruta/Samskrita' being written in English as
Sanskrit.
Santosha (skt. संतोष saṃtoṣa) literally means [cantushti]
"complete(ly)/equal(ly)/wholly/thorough(ly)
contentment (contented), satisfaction (satisfied), gratification
(gratified) or pleased".
Samtosha is a blended samskruta word combining the meaning of two parts
derived from Saṃ(a)- prefix(सं-, सम, सम्-) and Tosha (तोष (from root तुष्,
*tuṣha)*) wherein, Sam(a)/SaM-, means "completely", "equally", 'wholly” or
"entirely", “thoroughly" and Tosha (from the root tusha), meaning
“contentment", "satisfaction", “pleased”, “gratified”, "acceptance".
So, the Combined word “Samtosha” means "completely contented with, or
satisfied / pleased /gratified with.
In fact, the root word Tosha (तोष) or tusha (तुष्) is a further
modified *'tatsama'
word (same as that*) (probably coined in Deccan or south of Vindhyas) of
the original Samskruta root word of Tusht (तुष्टः), such as Santusht (
सन्तुष्ट) - there were several such 'tatsama' and 'tadbhava' words that
were coined or further derived (another such Deccan tatsama example is
'ugam (उगम)’ for original sanskrit word ‘udgam (उद्गम्).
There is a similar word (as that of Samtosha/santosha or Samtoshi /
santoshi) in 'Ashutosh(a) - आशुतोष' meaning “easily / rapidly Pleased /
gratified / contented” - a well known and one of the most famous names of
Mahadeva, Bholenath or Shiva.
What is santosha?
Santosha is a state of accepting and appreciating what you have
It is a practice of finding inner peace and happiness
It is a way to cultivate a positive mindset
It is a way to detach from material possessions
It is a way to focus on internal qualities
How is santosha practiced?
Santosha is a practice of being content with what you have and where you
are
It is a practice of not waiting for happiness
It is a practice of not being held hostage by goals
It is a practice of focusing on the present moment
How does santosha help?
Santosha helps people overcome feelings of dissatisfaction, envy, and
jealousy
Santosha helps people cultivate a positive mindset and outlook on life
Santosha helps people feel grateful and appreciative for the good things in
their lives
The five Niyamas (personal observances for the yogi-in-training) together
comprise the second of the eight limbs of Yoga as described in Patanjali’s
Yoga Sutras. Santosha is the second of these five niyamayas.
Santosha means contentment or acceptance with what we have, where we are,
or whatever situation we are in. Santosha is closely related to equanimity,
in that practicing it allows one to accept whatever circumstances present
themselves, including pleasure, pain, success, or failure. Krishna
emphasizes to Arjuna the importance of such equanimity in the Bhagavad Gita.
In his book Inside Patanjali’s Words, Reverend Jaganath Carrera says,
“Santosha is not about creating contentment by collecting as many pleasant
objects and experiences as possible. The word carries a sense of being
connected to something. To what? A clue to understanding santosha can be
found in Hindu mythology in which santosha is personified as a son of the
god Dharma and the goddess Tushti. [cantushti] Dharma, literally defined
as ‘that which holds together,’ is defined as duty, spiritual teachings,
and living according to the way of wisdom. Tushti means contentment.
Santosha, then, is not just feeling good about the way things are going in
your life. It is experienced when contentment is wedded to, or arises from,
wisdom. It is not based on material attainments. Since wisdom is by nature
stable, santosha is a stable happiness that exceeds pleasure based on the
accumulation of possessions or accomplishments, or on the satisfaction of
any sense desire. Those who experience santosha know the deep satisfaction
that results from being fully integrated into the flow of life” (p.196).
Santosha: “Contentment is independence from external conditions. Don’t
look for happiness or comfort in external circumstances because those
conditions are always subject to change. We will never be truly happy in an
external situation. Instead control the mind, the internal thermostat.
Elevate the mind so that you can perceive the world without conflicts.
Swami Sivananda’s advice is helpful here, ‘Adapt, adjust, accommodate.’ How
do we do this? Tapas, the next niyama”. In other words, yogis are at home
wherever they find themselves.
What is the benefit of becoming established in santosha? Unparalleled,
supreme happiness that is not based on anything external to ourselves. Yoga
Sutra 2.42 tells us that “Contentment (santosha) brings supreme happiness.”
Another translation says, “By contentment, the swift, easy flow of supreme
joy is attained.” We might think of santosha as both an attitude and as a
state of deep inner peace or contentment. Through practicing santosha,
yogis are ultimately freed from cravings and desires. When freed from such
influences, we are also free to pursue our own callings without fear or
manipulation. This freedom is an essential part of spiritual development.
The word "santosha" appears in multiple verses of the Bhagavad Gita,
including verses 2.70, 3.17, and 12.13–14. The word "santosha" means
"contentment" or "satisfaction"
2 70
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमाप: प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् |
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी || 70||
āpūryamāṇam achala-pratiṣhṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśhanti yadvat
tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśhanti sarve sa śhāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmī
āpūryamāṇam—filled from all sides; achala-pratiṣhṭham—undisturbed;
samudram—ocean; āpaḥ—waters; praviśhanti—enter; yadvat—as; tadvat—likewise;
kāmāḥ—desires; yam—whom; praviśhanti—enter; sarve—all; saḥ—that person;
śhāntim—peace; āpnoti—attains; na—not; kāma-kāmī—one who strives to satisfy
desires
BG 2.70: Just as the ocean remains undisturbed by the incessant flow of
waters from rivers merging into it, likewise the sage who is unmoved
despite the flow of desirable objects all around him attains peace, and not
the person who strives to satisfy desires. {Happiness is a form unseen but
fills all around}
3.17
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानव: |
आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते || 17||
yas tvātma-ratir eva syād ātma-tṛiptaśh cha mānavaḥ
ātmanyeva cha santuṣhṭas tasya kāryaṁ na vidyate
santuṣhṭaḥ—satisfied;
BG 3.17: But those who rejoice in the self, who are illumined and fully
satisfied in the self, for them, there is no duty.
12 13 14
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्र: करुण एव च | निर्ममो निरहङ्कार: समदु:खसुख: क्षमी
|| 13||
सन्तुष्ट: सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चय: | मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्त: स
मे प्रिय: || 14||
santuṣhṭaḥ—content;
adveshta sarva-bhutanam maitrah karuna eva cha
nirmamo nirahankarah sama-duhkha-sukhah kshami
santushtah satatam yogi yatatma dridha-nishchayah
mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktah sa me priyah
BG 12.13-14: Those devotees are very dear to Me who are free from malice
toward all living beings, who are friendly, and compassionate. They are
free from attachment to possessions and egotism, equipoised in happiness
and distress, and ever-forgiving. They are ever-content, steadily united
with Me in devotion, self-controlled, of firm resolve, and dedicated to Me
in mind and intellect.
IF IT IS SO GODLINESS THEN IS IT NOT A BEAUTY? happiness s not a c hoice to
adopt or reject but a stream hidden comes out when the beauty is cherished.
You cannot become happy which is man made temporary. It flows from nowhere
into you when you are contented.
K RAJARAM IRS 22125
On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 at 05:07, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]>
wrote:
> “Happiness is the secret to all beauty; there is no beauty that is
> attractive without happiness.” —Christian Dior
>
> N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004
>
> *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you
> become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to
> a goal, not to people or things "*
>
>
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