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Chapter 36: மெய்யுணர்தல்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 36

Kural 358

மெய்யுணர்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

பிறப்பென்னும் பேதைமை நீங்கச் சிறப்பென்னும் செம்பொருள் காண்பது அறிவு.

Pirappennum Pedhaimai Neengach Chirappennum Semporul Kaanpadhu Arivu

“It is knowledge to know Self-Truth And remove the folly of birth”

When folly, cause of births, departs; and soul can viewThe truth of things, man's dignity- 'tis wisdom true

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Kural #358

The Light Beyond the Shadows

The story illustrates that true knowledge comes from overcoming the illusions of material desire and finding inner clarity. True knowledge consists in the removal of ignorance; which is (the cause of) births, and the perception of the True Being who is (the bestower of) heaven

8–14 yr 2 min