YAAVARUM KAELHIR ( Tamilian - Culture & Social Issues)
Topic started by R.Srinivasan. (U.S.A) (@ ip68-0-198-105.ri.ri.cox.net) on Mon Oct 20 15:11:42 .
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"Yaadhum Oorae, Yaavarum Kaelhir" is the Gospel of TAMILIAN-CULTURE. Right from the Ancient days of Humanity around the world, Tamilians have established this highly healthy Social-Culture of UNIVERSAL-LOVE.
Participants are invited to discuss on the relevant Issues, in the HEALTHY ASPECT and HEARTY-OUTLOOK, true to the spirit of the above TAMILIAN GOSPEL.
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- From: R.Srinivasan. (U.S.A) (@ ip68-0-198-125.ri.ri.cox.net)
on: Mon Mar 1 17:57:06 EST 2004
Indian-Culture is highly Unique amongst the International Culture of multifareous and mosaic pattern. Even within India there is one Culture far highly Unique and Conspicuous within the frame of Indian Culture itself.... it is TAMILIAN-CULTURE. How?
Human-beings are bestowed with 4 Innate Strengths....
1. Body-power (Physical-Strength)
2. Intellectual / Brain-Power (Wisdom)
3. Mind-Power
(Will-Power, Outlook, Introspection, Moral-Approach, Empathy, Sympathy, Love,Sincerety, Honesty, Loyalty,Kindness, Mercy, Unity, Social-spirit and Noblity)
4. Spiritual-Power
(Subtle-Power of Human-Soul in relation to the Cosmic-Power the Supere-Human )
The Western-Countries, so to say Europian-Countries, USA, Canada and such other allied countries prioritises the Wisdom as the Top-most essential power and means for Human-advancement and were totally making a Mockery of the Soul-Power, until about 50 years back, while Asian-Countries like Japan, India, Korea, Sri-Lanka and the like were highlighting the importance of Soul-power or Spiritual-power....for the effective life. Eventually they did not take it into consideration of essentials at all.
India is ever insisting and advocating to the International Scholars on the Soul-Power which they deemed Top-Priority amongst the Essential potentialities for meaningful advancement of Mankind, more than the Wisdom, for which the Indian priority order is the second after Soul-power.
Of late the Western countries especially the USA have retraced their on their misconception and wrong notion on the exclusive power of the Humans the so called Soul-power realising their past wrong contention and have taken up much efforts to step up the Souk-Power by means of Spiritual exercises like Meditation.
Whereas according to Tamilian-Culture, the Top-Priority amongst these essential Human-Strengths to be carefully nurtured and developed is, the MIND-POWER.
Tamilian-Literature argues that any amount of Wisdom or Soul-Power will not fetch the due result unless the Man applies his Mind towards the right direction, which further needs the support of the Soul-power in the practical outlook on life.
This aspect of Priority for Mind-power can be seen in the Tamil-Literatures profusely. For example....
¦ÅûÇò¾¨ÉÂÐ ÁÄ÷ ¿£ð¼õ Á¡ó¾÷ ¾õ ¯ûÇò¾¨ÉÂÐ ¯Â÷×.....
The Advancement in Life or the Elevation in Status lies proportionate and commensurate with the Height of ones Mind similar to the case of the (Lotus-like) Flower-Stem growth by matching length with the depth of water
¬ì¸õ «¾÷Ţɡöî ¦ºøÖõ «¨ºÅ¢Ä¡ °ì¸õ ¯¨¼Â¡ý ¯¨Æ.
Of its own accord, Wealth will reach that Man who ensures his unwavery and unshakeable Enthusiasm (in his Life-Duties)
¯ûÙÅÐ ±øÄ¡õ ¯Â÷× ¯ûÇø ÁüÈÐ ¾ûÇ¢Ûõ ¾ûÇ¡¨Á ¿£÷òÐ.
Always Think High (Aim High)... and ignore the other side (of Problems).
While the Western-Culture does not give much importance to the SPIRITUAL-POWER in Human-beings, Indian-Culture gives high importance to that unparallel Unique and innate Human-might.
But generally speaking Indian-Culture by way of Hindu Religion speaks low of Mind... as of Monkey-attitude.... and al the Poets of other Indian Languages address the Mind... you the idiotic Mind... You the Sinful-Mind... You the Sullied Mind... You the Minkey-Mind... etc... denigrating the Mind too low.
Whereas Tamilian Literarure speaks high of MIND-POWER as seen hereabove.
Even within the broad outlook of Indian-Culture ... TAMILIAN-CULTURE is far UNIQUE... by way of TOP-PRIORITY for Mind-Power,... out of all the Four innate Human-Mights
So to say in brief... the STIPULATIONS ... on the application of Human-Power towards Ones Advancement in Life... varies... by different Cultural-outlook.... thus...
ORDER OF PRIORITY:--
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Western-Culture ---------- Indian-Culture ---------------- Tamilian-Culture
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(1) Wisdom ......................... Spiritual-Power............................ Mind-Power
(2) Phyical-Might................. Wisdom......................................... Spiritual-Power
(3) Mind-Power...................... Physical-Power............................ Wisdom
(4) Spiritual-Power................. Mind-Power.................................. Physical-Might
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Applying this REALISTIC-APPROACH duly APT FOR MANKIND...
.... and contra-distinctory from Animals and Birds.... which are not bestowed with...
... such a Unique Combination of rare Mights as for HUMAN-BEINGS ONLY ...
In practical life Several-persons INTERNATIONALLY have well-advanced in life ensuring Success and Happoiness when compared to others adopting different prioritical approach necessitating undue extent of strain and woes coupled with more risk to achieve Results..
... MAINLY BY MEANS OF THEIR.... "WILL-POWER" ... more than...
... By means of their WISDOM and other Mights....
... compared to others... laid behind ....
... So Which is that approach ... the HEALTHIEST... and the MOST-PROPER ..?
... for Humans' ADVANCEMENT... UNITY.... SUCCESS... HAPPINESS . and PROSPERITY...??
... by PRIORITY-ORDER of Application of Ones Mights .....??
... TAMILIAN-CULTURE... !!
- From: n (@ ottawa-hse-ppp3653566.sympatico.ca)
on: Mon Mar 1 19:11:14 EST 2004
Srinivasan,
I think the Tamil Culture outlook prioritizes as follows:
1) Mind
2) WISDOM
3) SPRITUAL
4) Physical
If you note thirukkuraL or other ancient Literature, "kalvi" mathi kooramai are valued more compared to spiritual. Also spiritual is follwed more feverenlty at the old age where areas at the young age wisdom is follwed... "iLamaiyiR kal" -avvai
- From: R.Srinivasan. (@ ip68-0-198-125.ri.ri.cox.net)
on: Wed Mar 3 19:25:46 EST 2004
Corrigendum:--
// Human-beings are bestowed with 4 Innate Strengths ....... //
To be read as :----
1. Body-power (Physical-Strength)
2. Intellectual / Brain-Power (Wisdom)
3. Mind-Power
(Will-Power, Outlook, Self-Confidence, Mutual-Love, Enthusiasm, Perseverence )
4. Spiritual-Power (Moral- Strength)
(Morality, Sincerety, Introspection, Moral-Approach,Honesty, Loyalty,Kindness, Mercy, Unity, Empathy, Sympathy, Social-spirit, Noblity, Faith in Life, Faith on Super-Human-Power the God)
- From: R.Srinivasan. (U.S.A) (@ ip68-0-198-125.ri.ri.cox.net)
on: Wed Mar 3 20:32:54 EST 2004
Mr. "n"
If you have gone through my presentations in the earlier pages of this thread, you would not have raised this doubt. Because you can observe that I have built up the Salient factors step by step before asserting to this conclusion of unique Priority-order of Tamilian-Culture.
However on this point, I further clarify herebelow.
Spiritual-power must not be confused with Religious inclination or attitude or Faith ... (which may or may not come to any man at all during his any part or whole of life)
Even though Spirituality is linked with Religion also, it is in fact an independant might by source unlike Religious-spirit. So to say... Religious-Spirit or thoughts allied to it, are generated in a man only by the mode of his application of Mind and Wisdom. at any stage of Life. So that is a different aspect altogether. There have been also the cases of Non-believers of God, so called irreligious Atheists too, having Spiritual-Powers or thoughts.
Spiritual-Strength is innate by birth for every Human-being as are the cases of other strengths like Physical-power, Brain-power, Mind-power. Spiritual-power is further developed or let to stoop down depending on the extent and mode of application of that exclusive Human-might, as is the case of other powers in man.
So to say... if a physically strong person keeps idle without application of his physical-power on any activity or work... in course of time he becomes sick or weak. Similarly if a wise man does not apply his Wisdom effectively... in course of time... he loses his wisdom-level.
Education from the stage of a tiny tot adds up to Man's knowledge.... But it has nothing to limit or bind on the Wisdom-level. There have been illiterates too... even in the remote villages... or the tribals even... wiser than an Educated man!
What is meant by... "Spiritual-Power"... in the Practical-Sense?
That Singular innate power ..... hidden in him behind... apart from his Sixth sense by Wisdom ..... which makes a man think and apply his efforts and outlook differently and in a higher plane than the other Sub-Human Creatures like Beasts, Birds, Insects etc .... that inexplicable power... makes him differentiate and classify the Thoughts and Activities as... Human and In-human... that Moral-Power ... is the Spiritual-Power.
No doubt Spiritual-power leads to Religious or Philosophical thoughts... depending on ones extent and standard of application..... IRRESPECTIVE OF ONE'S AGE.
About Tamilian-Culture on Spiritual-Power .... the Role and Importance??
The first Lesson of a Tamil-Student in his Primary Class is....
«Èõ ¦ºÂ Å¢ÕõÒ. (Aram seya Virumbu)
(Always) Wish to perform by Moral-approach / Righteousness towards Human- Values/Virtues of Life
Followed by....
®ÅРŢÄ째ø. (Eevadhu Vilakkael)
³Âõ þðÎ ¯ñ. (Aiyam Ittu Unh) ...
("Aiyam". is a SPIRITUAL-OFFER coupled with dignity for the receiver.... contrary and far different from "Pichai"... I have dealt in detail under other Threads here... e.g. Pazhamozhigal and Thiruppaavai)
µÐÅÐ ´Æ¢§Âø (Oadhuvadhu Ozhiyael)
¾ó¨¾ ¾¡ö §Àñ (Thandhai-thaay paenh)
¿ýÈ¢ ÁȧÅø. (Nanri Maravael)
«Èò¾¡ø ÅÕŧ¾ þýÀõ (Araththaal Varuuvadhae Inbam)
«Èõ ±ÉôÀÎŧ¾ þøÅ¡ú쨸. (Aram Enappaduvadhae Ilvaazhkkai)
Does any Language Primary Lesson starts with the sense of ... ARAM SEYA-VIRUMBU?
English primary Lesson starts with Baba Black-Sheep ... and Tom And Jerry...
.... Is there any mention of "Aram" (Moral-values of Life).... anywhere?...
... If it exists ... at What Stage of the Student?
Well... you can compare the Content with similar Student-Lesson-Texts of other Languages and you will be able to judge yourselves.
- From: R.Srinivasan. (U.S.A) (@ ip68-0-198-125.ri.ri.cox.net)
on: Wed Mar 3 20:41:27 EST 2004
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