Contentment is a Sathwic (pure) quality; it will not transform you into an idler - no, not at all! Instead, it will permit the mind to progress towards the Lord, and it will grant peace. It will also curb unessential activities that have profit for oneself as the aim. Contented, the aspirant can ignore the dangers and difficulties of the path. The aspirant treats all the impermanent things of this life as poison and discards them. Discrimination, renunciation, and the spirit of inquiry develop through contentment. The contented person will be fully Sathwic and will lead an inner life, in communion with the Atma. That person can do any work without rest and without complaint. The mind, which sways in many directions, gets a single aim. Contentment gives the enthusiasm and vigour necessary for treading the path that leads to Sakshathkara (realization of God).