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Chapter 35: துறவு

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 35

Kural 344

துறவு

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திருக்குறள்

இயல்பாகும் நோன்பிற்கொன்று இன்மை உடைமை மயலாகும் மற்றும் பெயர்த்து.

Iyalpaakum Nonpirkondru Inmai Utaimai Mayalaakum Matrum Peyarththu

“To have nothing is law of vows Having the least deludes and snares”

'Privation absolute' is penance true;'Possession' brings bewilderment anew

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Kural #344

The Weight of Gold

The story illustrates how material wealth can disrupt the resolve of someone seeking spiritual or higher goals. To be altogether destitute is the proper condition of those who perform austerities; if they possess anything, it will change (their resolution) and bring them back to their confused state

8–14 yr 2 min