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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 31
Virtue yields heaven's honor and earth's wealth.
What is there then that is more fruitful for a man?
Verse 32
There is nothing more rewarding than virtue,
Nor anything more ruinous than its neglect.
Verse 33
Be unremitting in the doing of good deeds.
Do them with all your might and by every possible means.
Verse 34
Keep the mind free of impurity. That alone is the practice of virtue.
All else is nothing but empty display.
Verse 35
Virtue is living in such a way that one does not fall into these four -
Envy, anger, greed and unsavory speech.
Verse 36
Don't tell yourself tomorrow you'll be wise enough to practice virtue.
Do it now, for it will be your deathless companion when you die.
Verse 37
It is decidedly unnecessary to inquire about virtue's benefits,
So evident in the difference between the palanquin's rider and bearer.
Verse 38
Allowing not a day to pass without doing some good
Is a boulder that will block your passage on the path to rebirth.
Verse 39
Only virtuous deeds abound in true joy.
All other deeds are empty and devoid of distinction.
Verse 40
Virtue is merely that which should be done,
And vice is merely that which men avoid in life.
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