It is part of human honour to be content. In India, the Goddess of Contentment is worshipped and the one who stays content is considered as a god. His hands may be empty, but the heart is content. Some people have everything, and yet, without contentment, it is as if they have nothing – they become like a pitcher without water. What I have to do is fill my own pitcher (the intellect) with the cool, clear water of contentment and then offer it to others to drink. I need to learn to stay content. To stay content is sensible. How do we give others contentment? With a couple of words of love or simply by looking at them with love. If we are not content, however, we see others as not being content, either, and this makes the soul restless. If we are restless, everything is affected; even the quality of the voice will suffer. If we remain discontent, it becomes a habit always to complain. Someone who is discontent does not like to see others happy, nor do such people like to help someone who is unhappy.
Those who are content will share their fortune with others. Those who stay content have gratitude and give thanks to God. Such a soul is never jealous. They avoid making anyone dependent on them, but also learn not to be dependent on anyone else.
In order to remain content, we need the power of tolerance. We also need God’s love. It is God’s love that makes the soul clean. When the intellect is clean our work can be honest. With the power of honesty and cleanliness, we can achieve a great deal. With honesty and good wishes and pure feelings for all, the soul can reach the highest destination and leave the past behind. This is not a matter of superficial contentment, but a very deep contentment. When the soul is honest, God gives blessings. When there are blessings, the tasks we do will be successful. Contentment follows.
Contentment brings happiness, health and spiritual wealth, and those who are content bestow blessings on others. There is no need to talk about how much you have done or given. In fact, where did it come from anyway? It is God who has given us divine wisdom and divine insight. Contentment makes the face sparkle. Contented souls are like God – they have everything and need nothing. Such a soul will dance in happiness.
Once I find contentment, my experience will be that my heart is honest, my head is cool, my vision sweet, and my nature easy-going. I will still use the same ears, mouth, and eyes but my attitude and my heart will have changed. That inner beauty will then be visible from my eyes and through my eyes. This is not something I am going to do alone. The power that is created in the atmosphere when we all do this together brings forth vibrations of contentment that reach far and wide.
The late Dadi Janki was Administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris.
