These daily couplets are drawn from Saint Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukural, an ethical masterpiece written over 2,200 years ago in South India. This American English translation, known as Weaver’s Wisdom.
Kategoria: Tirukural.
Tirukural.
Kural 221 Giving to the poor is true charity. All other giving expects some return. Kural 222 Though some may declare it a good path, garnering gifts is bad. …
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Kural 231 Give to the poor and become praiseworthy. Life offers no greater reward than this. Kural 232 Those who expound will always praise people who bestow alms on …
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Section III: The Way of The Renunciate Chapter 25: Possession of Compassion Kural 241 Among the wealthy, compassionate men claim the richest wealth, for material wealth is possessed even …
Tirukural.
Kural 251 How can he practice true compassion who eats the flesh of an animal to fatten his own flesh? Kural 252 Riches cannot be found in the hands …
Tirukural.
Kural 261 It is the nature of asceticism to patiently endure hardship and to not harm living creatures. Kural 262 Austerity belongs to the naturally austere. Others may attempt …
Tirukural.
Kural 271 A deceiver’s own five elements remain undeceived by his double-dealing mind and silently mock him. Kural 272 Of what avail is an outer appearance of saintliness if …
Tirukural.
Kural 281 He who wishes not to be scorned by others guards his own mind against the slightest thought of fraud. Kural 282 The mere thought of sin is …
Tirukural.
Kural 291 What is truthfulness? It is speaking words which are totally free from harmful effects. Kural 292 Even falsehood is of the nature of truth if it renders …
Tirukural.
Kural 301 It is restraint that restrains rage when it can injure. If it cannot harm, what does restraint really matter? Kural 302 Wrath is wrong even when it …
Tirukural.
Kural 311 Even if injuring others would bring princely riches, the pure in heart would still avoid it. Kural 312 It is the principle of the pure in heart …
