"The great spiritual masters—Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Vivekananda, Tulsidas, Ramadas, Kabir, and others—were men who led supremely contented lives. There were numerous occasions when they could not get even food to eat. They regarded such occasions as invitations by God to observe fasting as food for the Spirit. They enjoyed such fasts by contemplation of God. When they were entertained with a rich meal, they considered the feast as a gift from God to make up for the fast they had observed. Whether it was a fast or feast, they looked on both with the same sense of contented acceptance. They were not depressed by the former or elated by the latter. Today there are people who are never content with what they have and are ceaselessly seeking more wealth, position, or power. They are perpetually harried by discontent. They claim rights of every kind, but have no awareness of their responsibilities. They are consumed by perpetual discontent and insatiable desires. The contented man is the most praiseworthy person. Who is the richest man in the world? Not the millionaire or the billionaire. It is the man who is fully satisfied with what he has. He who is filled with desires is the poorest man in the world. One who wishes to realize the Divine should cultivate contentment.”