Dhyaani

  nanjudaimai thaanaRindhu naagam karandhuRaiyum anjaap puramkidakkum neerppaambu nenjiR karavudaiyaar thammai kaappaar karavaar karavilaa nenjat thavar. A poisonous snake will live in hiding, while a poison-less water snake will roam freely without fear. People with poison in their hearts will conceal it and speak, while the innocent will be outspoken.

  natraa maraikkayaththil nallannam SerndharPola kaRRaarai kaRRaaRe kaamuruvar-kaRpilaa moorkarai moorkar mugappar mudhukaattil kaakkai ugakkum piNam.  An educated person would want to be friends with other scholars, just as a swan enjoys roaming in a lily pond. On the other hand, a thug would prefer to associate with other thugs, much like a crow finds solace in a graveyard.

  kaRpiLaVodu oppar kayavar kadunsinaththu poRpiLaVodu oppaarum PolvaRe-vilpidiththu neerkizhiya eyidha vaduPola maaRuMe seerozhugu saandRor sinam The anger of the common people can shatter relations like a crack in a rock, impossible to mend. However, the anger of scholars is like a crack in gold, capable of healing. Their anger will fade away like a trace of an arrow piercing a waterway.

  ezhudhiyavaa RekaaN irangumada nenje karudhiyavaa RaaMo karumam-karuthipPoi kaRpagaththai SernDhorukku kaanjirangaayeenDhel muRpavathir seidha vinai You get what you deserve, o stupid soul. For those who beg to the tree of Paradise to obtain what all they desire, but only get bitter fruits due to their past life's deeds, whom to blame for that?

  illaaL akaththirukka illaadhadhu ondRillai illaaLum illaaLe yaamaayin-illaaL valikidandha maatRam uraikkuMel av-il pulikidandha thooraai vidum. When your life partner shares their life with you, there is no shortage of happiness. However, living with a partner who uses abusive words towards you is like living in a jungle roamed by a tiger—it is not conducive to living.

udanpirandhaar suttraththaar enRirukka VeNdaa udanpirandhe kollum viyaadhi-udanpiravaa maamalaiyil uLLa marundhe piNitheerkkum ammarundhu Polvaarum uNdu Diseases originate from within, but the mountain where the herbs that cure them grow is unrelated to the human body. Similarly, don’t be naïve to believe that only relatives are beloved and outsiders are haters.