Cattāri Brahmavihārā

Reading a compilation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu yesterday I came upon several an entire section dedicated to contentment. I don’t have the time to discuss them but have included some below:

“‘This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent.’ Thus was it said. With reference to what was it said? There is the case where a monk is content with any old robe cloth at all, any old almsfood, any old lodging, any old medicinal requisites for curing sickness at all. ‘This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent.’ Thus was it said. And with reference to this was it said.

— AN 8.30

“And how is a monk content? Just as a bird, wherever it goes, flies with its wings as its only burden; so too is he content with a set of robes to provide for his body and alms food to provide for his hunger. Wherever he goes, he takes only his barest necessities along. This is how a monk is content.

— DN 2

Source:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/recognizing.html#contentment