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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 12-2. How the senses come under control Once devotion to the teacher and wisdom have occurred, what benefits do they cause ? தானே புலன்ஐந்துந் தன்வசம் ஆயிடும் தானே – automatically without external help. Our Saint Thirumoolar assures that “If you constantly see, chant, listen, and contemplate on the lord who is our teacher, and more importantly if you treat your teacher as the lord himself, then all the five senses will on their own be under your control.”     தானே புலன்ஐந்துந் தன்வசம் போயிடும் The five senses which have now come under the control of the individual soul, will no onwards follow the the path of the individual soul.   One scholar said that it is like how an elephant obediently follows the path of the mahout. In the Upanishads, the senses are compared to the horses, and say that a good driver will guide them with control. T...