A piece of wisdom from
August 8, 2024 · Thursday
The quote
“Without doubt, the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be controlled by practice and by dispassion.”
— Krishna · The Bhagavad Gita
The concept
Hygge
The Danish art of cozy contentment, warmth, presence, and finding enough in small things.
Denmark is consistently among the happiest countries on earth, through long, dark, expensive winters, and Danes credit hygge (pronounced HOO-gah). It is not a thing you buy; it is an atmosphere you create: candlelight instead of glare, a wa…
A practice for today
Try this once today: the lesson of Hygge. The Danish art of cozy contentment, warmth, presence, and finding enough in small things.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 4.7
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥
“Whenever there is decline of dharma, O Bharata, and rise of adharma, then I manifest myself.”
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