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Chapter 37: அவாவறுத்தல்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 37

Kural 364

அவாவறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

தூஉய்மை என்பது அவாவின்மை மற்றது வாஅய்மை வேண்ட வரும்.

Thoouymai Enpadhu Avaavinmai Matradhu Vaaaimai Venta Varum

“To nothing crave is purity That is the fruit of verity”

Desire's decease as purity men know;That, too, from yearning search for truth will grow

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Kural #364

Kadir and the Mirror of Desires

The story illustrates that true mental purity is achieved by letting go of endless desires, which is the fruit of living truthfully. Purity (of mind) consists in freedom from desire; and that (freedom from desire) is the fruit of the love of truth

8–14 yr 2 min