Tirukural – Chapter 31
Chapter 31: Avoidance of Anger
Verse 304
On the left a musician is smiling, singing happily for there no anger in his mind. Behind him, with the sad, contorted face made that way by anger, a man holds a fiery torch, which represents the flames of his anger.
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Verse 301
It is restraint that restrains rage when it can injure.
If it cannot harm, what does restraint really matter?
Verse 302
Wrath is wrong even when it cannot cause injury,
but when it can, there is nothing more evil.
Verse 303
Forget anger toward all who have offended you,
for it gives rise to teeming troubles.
Verse 304
Anger kills the face’s smile and the heart’s joy.
Does there exist a greater enemy than one’s own anger?
Verse 305
If a man be his own guard, let him guard himself against rage.
Left unguarded, his own wrath will annihilate him.
Verse 306
Anger’s fire engulfs all who draw near it,
burning even friends and family who risk rescue.
Verse 307
As a man trying to strike the ground with his hand can hardly fail,
just as surely will one who treasures his temper be destroyed.
Verse 308
Though others inflict wrongs as painful as flaming torches,
it is good if a man can refrain from inflammatory tantrums.
Verse 309
If hostile thoughts do not invade his mind,
all his other thoughts may swiftly manifest.
Verse 310
As men who have died resemble the dead,
so men who have renounced rage resemble renunciates.
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April 13th, 2021 at 5:03 am
Thank you.
April 13th, 2021 at 10:18 pm
“AUM”!.
April 14th, 2021 at 4:05 am
Very helpful! Many thanks. Aum
April 15th, 2021 at 9:39 am
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