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The 66-year-old Vairamuthu, with a literary innings of nearly 50 years, says he has been interested in the Tamil language from the age of 12 and he started writing venpa, classical poetry, at the age of 16. “Language is my life,’’ he says,…
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The stomach has always been a point of reference to a variety of emotions. There are vernacular phrases that indicate this. For instance, when you experience a great sense of relief, an analogy used is to liken it to milk being poured into…
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Modern science provides a simplified materialistic approach to life by attributing it to a agglomeration of cells, tissues, organs, energy, and information. This perspective of life fails to fully explain the processes of birth and death,…
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Today, worldwide, educational systems have become 100% informative; there is very little inspiration. Without inspiration, no human being rises beyond the limitations in which he lives. It’s only when he’s inspired that a human being wants…
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The Torah teaches us that at nightfall, and at dawn, we search well into the nature of our dealings. Let your dealings bring no blush upon the cheek; commit no sin in the expectation of repentance, Teshuva in Hebrew. At first, sin is an…
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All life forms one perfect tapestry. The life cycle in nature is an example of perfect interconnectedness. Water from the seas evaporates and turns to water vapor. In this process, impurities and minerals are left behind. Vapor forms into…
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Doesn't the world live with the fear of death? What do we fear? We fear that one day, in a flash, at the moment of death, we will lose everything that we own. We fear that we will lose our money and wealth, our properties and assets, even…
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Our great people – saints and sages - have divided life-time into four stages. In the first twenty-five years of our life, we should accumulate knowledge, wealth, especially the wealth of physical health and strength. It is observed that…
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Muktinath and Pashupatinath Tour – A Journey of Spiritual Awakening-> Over the last five decades, a significant number of people throughout the world have shown interest towards spiritual awakening. The number of such people increased…
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Art is organized beauty, Music is organized sound; Science is organized knowledge, Government is organized society, religion is organized Mystery, and Philosophy is organized thought. Our thoughts impact how we feel about ourselves and…
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