Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Arunachala Ramanaya
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THE PRACTICE OF THE TRUTH
If, instead of attending to the outside universe consisting of the earth and so on – which [appears to] exist only so long as one does not enquire [into the truth] and which becomes non-existent when one does enquire – one attends to and knows that which exists in the heart, then there will be no necessity even to have the thought of rebirth.
in “Guru Vachaka Kovai” - The Garland of Guru’s Sayings, by Sri Muruganar, Chapter 60, Practice (Nididhyasana) - Verse 749
Sadhu Om:
Three points are to be inferred from this verse, namely:
(1) the world has no real existence, and appears to exist only on account of non-enquiry (avichara),
(2) birth and death are mere thoughts, and
(3) when one realises Self, that itself is crossing the ocean of birth and death. The last two lines of this verse are a verse from the chapter ‘Knowing the Truth’ in the section ‘Concerning Renunciation’ in the Tirukkural. The way in which this verse of Tirukkural is handled by Sri Muruganar in the present verse is both apt and beautiful.
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