Borrowed wisdom!
Hi,
Over the last few weeks I was busy reading the Thirumandiram, a magnum opus of Thirumoolar.
The work lists out several tenets for life. The most inspiring message is its first technique. This is all about understanding life and death. In simple terms, it can help readers to start with the end in mind. The purpose of this blog-entry is not to discuss this technique, but to look into the works this technique appears to have inspired.
The works that came to my mind are as under:
1. Shirley's "Death the leveller"
2. The works of Schopenhauer and Herman Hesse
3. Poems penned by Bharathi on knowledge
4. Emptiness-centric works of Kannadasan, Maruthakasi and other modern poets
At times, simple things demand more reinforcement and hence one could list the above works; all based on an unassuming thought. And it appears that these simple thoughts may never go out of circulation. But, to embrace these thoughts, the turmoil it takes is just too much.
I could not help but be reminded of Thich Nhat Hahn. When the monk joined the monastery, the senior monks had given him a simple booklet on the ways of living. Having read it, the monk started "searching" for governing thoughts to lead his life. After several years of "search", he shaped a way of living. He confessed that this way was no different from the contents of the booklet he had read on day-one at the monastery. It is an honest declaration on the value of simplicity.
Personally speaking, as I encounter more experiences in life, I infer that the most simple things catch your imagination than anything.
Luv,
Vijay
Over the last few weeks I was busy reading the Thirumandiram, a magnum opus of Thirumoolar.
The work lists out several tenets for life. The most inspiring message is its first technique. This is all about understanding life and death. In simple terms, it can help readers to start with the end in mind. The purpose of this blog-entry is not to discuss this technique, but to look into the works this technique appears to have inspired.
The works that came to my mind are as under:
1. Shirley's "Death the leveller"
2. The works of Schopenhauer and Herman Hesse
3. Poems penned by Bharathi on knowledge
4. Emptiness-centric works of Kannadasan, Maruthakasi and other modern poets
At times, simple things demand more reinforcement and hence one could list the above works; all based on an unassuming thought. And it appears that these simple thoughts may never go out of circulation. But, to embrace these thoughts, the turmoil it takes is just too much.
I could not help but be reminded of Thich Nhat Hahn. When the monk joined the monastery, the senior monks had given him a simple booklet on the ways of living. Having read it, the monk started "searching" for governing thoughts to lead his life. After several years of "search", he shaped a way of living. He confessed that this way was no different from the contents of the booklet he had read on day-one at the monastery. It is an honest declaration on the value of simplicity.
Personally speaking, as I encounter more experiences in life, I infer that the most simple things catch your imagination than anything.
Luv,
Vijay
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