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Chapter 35: துறவு

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 35

Kural 350

துறவு

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திருக்குறள்

பற்றுக பற்றற்றான் பற்றினை அப்பற்றைப் பற்றுக பற்று விடற்கு.

Patruka Patratraan Patrinai Appatraip Patruka Patru Vitarku

“Bind Thyself to the unbound one That binding breaks all bonds anon”

Cling thou to that which He, to Whom nought clings, hath bid thee cling,Cling to that bond, to get thee free from every clinging thing

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Kural #350

The Higher Aim

The story illustrates the Kural's wisdom: by attaching oneself to a higher, selfless purpose (the desire of the desireless), one naturally lets go of worldly attachments. Desire the desire of Him who is without desire; in order to renounce desire, desire that desire

8–14 yr 2 min