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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

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Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews

From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.

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Kural 540: The Tirukkural on Mind and Mindfulness

December 7, 2021

One easily enacts one’s thoughts / If one keeps thinking

A verse on mindfulness, intention, and ease. From chapter 54, “Absence of Mind.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

SINGING CREATURES ON A LAND THAT SINGS: A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS HITOSHI PRUIKSMA

December 6, 2021

I recently had a beautiful conversation with my friend and fellow translator A. Anupama about my forthcoming translation of THE KURAL. We explored Tamil poetry, the ins and outs of […]

Kural 672: Tiruvalluvar on Action, Timing, and Delay

November 30, 2021

Delay what is meant for delay—delay nothing / Not meant for delay

A verse on when—and when not—to take action. From chapter 68, “Ways of Action.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Openness to All People: A Kural Conversation with Debra Graugnard

November 24, 2021

Debra Mastura Graugnard

Kindness, Spirit, and True Nourishment With master healer and spiritual teacher Debra Mastura Graugnard I was delighted to explore kurals 991, 992, and 1000 from chapter 100 of THE KURAL, […]

Kural 1005: Tiruvalluvar on Money

November 23, 2021

Those who won’t give and enjoy—even with billions / They have nothing

A verse on the two uses of wealth. From chapter 101, “Fruitless Wealth.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

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