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Meaning of "santhosha"

Word

Santhosha

Sanskrit

संतोष

IAST

saṃtoṣa

In General

Delight, Contentment; to be thankful for and content with everything that happened to life. Santhosha is one of the five Niyamas the Patanjali yoga sutra insist as preliminary step to do spiritual practice

Veda

Contentment is a essential quality for spiritual practice

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