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Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 31. Individual effort and divine blessing for bliss   Our Saint Thirumoolar sings in this poem how the divine blessing support our individual effort. However, he also nicely points that though our own efforts may be big, the divine blessings are crucial to bestow good benefits on us. பிரானருள் உண்டெனில் உண்டுநற் செல்வம் நற்செல்வம் – Good benefits that have no malefactions.   பிரானருள் உண்டெனில் உண்டுநன் ஞானம்   Our Saint reassures us that when we receive the blessings of God, we can experience blemishless bliss. பிரானரு ளிற்பெருந் தன்மையும் உண்டு He goes on t o explain that once we receive the blessings of God, our human character will improve and consequently, we will also experience divine bliss! பிரானரு ளிற்பெருந் தெய்வமு மாமே .      As our human character improves and our inner personality matures, we experience divine bliss. O...

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform. Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 26. The Omnipresent Divine Our Saint Thirumoolar sings about the glory of the Divine who is Omnipresent, and how the Divine creates the Universe. He says that the Eternal Divine principle that is present everywhere, creates the human body and permeates inside the body as the soul, protects the life of the body. He explains that the Divine performs this cosmic task of creating life in the human body, protecting it and eventually destroying it, as one would fill air in a skinny bag and later release it. எட்டுத் திசையும் அடிக்கின்ற காற்றவன்   The Wind that blows in the eight directions and all destinations is verily the Divine, says our Saint Thirumoolar.The air is one of His form! வட்டத் திரையனல் மாநிலம் ஆகாயம் The Divine is the ocean that covering the earth in all directions. He calls ocean as   திரை , the fire as அனல் , and earth as மாநிலம் . All these and ...

Teachings to treasure, teachings that transform.  Thirumoolar Thavamozhi Motivation 21. Knowledge of the Divine Of all knowledge, the knowledge of the divine is the most important.   That is also the blissful knowledge. Our saint Thirumoolar lovingly encourages us to gain that blissful knowledge while the body is fit and strong. நிற்கின்ற போதே நிலையுடை யான்கழல் கற்கின்ற செய்மின் நிற்கின்ற போதே – while there is life in the body; நிலையுடையான் – the eternal divine; நிலையுடையான் கழல் - the feet of that eternal divine; கற்கின்ற செய்மின் - learn and practice the techniques to gain the blissful knowledge. கற்கின்ற -the techniques to learn.   When the life force is still within our bodies, our Saint lovingly encourages us to learn the knowledge that show us the way to experience the divine lotus feet. கழிந்தறும் பாவங்கள் பாவங்கள் கழிந்தறும் – all our sins will be washed away without anything left. சொற்குன்றல் இன்றித் தொழுமின் ...