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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 341
Whatsoever a man has renounced,
From the sorrow born of that he has freed himself.
Verse 342
After a man has renounced, he enjoys the many true things in this
World. Let men desiring that renounce in time.
Verse 343
The five senses must be subdued
And every desire simultaneously surrendered.
Verse 344
The mendicant's poverty permits not a single possession,
For possessions draws him back into delusion.
Verse 345
What are life's petty attachments to the man who seeks severance
From future births, when even his body is a burden?
Verse 346
He who slays the conceit which clamors "I" and "mine"
Will enter a realm above the celestials' world.
Verse 347
If one clings to his attachments, refusing to let go,
Sorrows will not let go their grip on him.
Verse 348
Those who renounce totally reach the highest peak;
The rest remain ensnared in delusions net.
Verse 349
Birth ceases when all attachments are severed;
Otherwise, one beholds unceasingly the transitoriness of life.
Verse 350
Attach yourself to Him who is free from all attachments.
Bind yourself to that bond in order that all other bonds may be broken.
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