AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 32
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Abidance in these injunctions enables the retired family man or the recluse to observe the impermanency of the lives of the worldly beings. Wealth amassed disappears as freely and quickly as possible; as longevity of life is graduated into days and nights, passing of each day and night diminishes the span of life and in no moment it reaches the zero point. “Yesterday he was alive. Alas! To-day he is no more; Such is the greatness of the human world”.
நெருநல் உளன் ஒருவன் இன்று இல்லை என்னும்
பெருமை யுடைத்து இவ்வுலகு. (44)
Death is just like falling asleep and again birth is waking up from sleep. Here a question is raised; when our body dies where does our soul which was residing in it go? Thiruvalluvar says “My dear man, don’t think that there is no permanent habitation for the soul. There is one. Till it finds its permanent abode, it will be flying like a bird that goes away deserting its nest so beautifully built and protected”.
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