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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 34: Tiruvalluvar on Purity of Heart and Right Action

March 29, 2022

A verse on where right action comes from, with a connection to the Beatitudes.

34
Right action is purity of heart-and-mind—all else
Nothing but noise

மனத்துக்கண் மாசிலன் ஆதல் அனைத்தறன்
ஆகுல நீர பிற

From chapter 4, “The Imperative of Right Action.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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