The Buddha taught us to be both content and discontent ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro

The Buddha taught us to be both content and discontent. He taught us to be content with the amount and quality of material possessions that best support our practice of Dhamma. We should not allow the accumulation of wealth to distract us from our spiritual goals.

At the same time, the Buddha taught us to feel discontent with regard to the virtuous qualities that we have developed. We should remember that none of them are fixed in our mind; they can all still decline and disappear. We should keep pushing onwards in order to take full advantage of this precious human birth.

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