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Chapter 32: இன்னாசெய்யாமை

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 32

Kural 318

இன்னாசெய்யாமை

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திருக்குறள்

தன்னுயிர்ககு ஏன்னாமை தானறிவான் என்கொலோ மன்னுயிர்க்கு இன்னா செயல்.

Thannuyirkaku Ennaamai Thaanarivaan Enkolo Mannuyirkku Innaa Seyal

“How can he injure other souls Who in his life injury feels”

Whose soul has felt the bitter smart of wrong, how canHe wrongs inflict on ever-living soul of man

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Kural #318

Kari's Lesson

The story illustrates the Kural by showing that empathy comes from recognizing that pain is universal to all living beings. Why does a man inflict upon other creatures those sufferings, which he has found by experience are sufferings to himself ?

8–14 yr 2 min
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Kural #318

The Horse's Mistake

In a lush green forest lived a powerful horse named Kabilan. Kabilan was strong and fast, but he had a restless and angry temper. One afternoon, he got into a heated argument with a gentle deer named…

8–14 yr 1 min