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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Possession of Compassion |
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Verse 241
Among the wealthy, compassionate men claim the richest wealth,
For material wealth is possessed by even contemptible men.
Verse 242
Find and follow the good path and be ruled by compassion. For if the
Various ways are examined, compassion will prove the means to liberation.
Verse 243
Those whose hearts are drawn toward compassion
Will never be drawn into the dark and woeful world.
Verse 244
Evil deeds dreaded by the soul will not afflict
The compassionate who foster and protect all life.
Verse 245
This wide and wind-swept fertile earth is witness to the truth
That misery is not for men who keep compassion.
Verse 246
They say those who act cruelly by forsaking compassion
Must have forgotten what it means to forsake morality.
Verse 247
As this world is not for the penniless,
So is that world not for the pitiless!
Verse 248
Those without wealth may one day prosper, but those without
Kindness are utterly destitute, and their fortunes never change.
Verse 249
Practicing charity without compassion is as inconceivable
As realizing Truth without clarity of mind.
Verse 250
Before advancing against men weaker than yourself,
Ponder when you stood before those more powerful.
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