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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

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    • THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
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    • Give, Eat, and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar
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    • A Feast for the Tongue
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Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews

From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.

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Between Silence and Speech: A Kural Conversation with Shin Yu Pai

May 29, 2022

Shin Yu Pai

The Fruits of Right Speech With the award-winning writer, photographer, editor, and curator Shin Yu Pai, I was delighted to speak about awareness, silence, fruit, and thunder as reflected in […]

Kural 468: The Kural on Right Action

May 24, 2022

Without right effort all effort miscarries / Even with many who care

A verse on clarity before action and right effort. From chapter 47, “Clarity Before Action.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

VOCE Dialogue with Chloë Goodchild

May 23, 2022

I was delighted to discuss compassion, poetry, the Tirukkural, leadership, voice, silence, and much more with the wonderful Chloë Goodchild on her VOCE Dialogues Podcast. You can listen to the […]

Kural 545: The Kural on Leadership and Abundance

May 17, 2022

Where kings rule as wisdom decrees / Rain and harvest abound

A verse on good governance and the abundance of the earth. From chapter 55, “Good Rule.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 401: Tiruvalluvar on Knowledge and Leadership

May 10, 2022

Addressing the wise without knowing books—like playing / At chess with no board

A verse on what we need to address the wise. From chapter 41, “Lack of Learning.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

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