#KROM 24. What is Surrender?
It is better to learn from a teacher by surrendering to him, as the poor bows before the rich for monetary help; otherwise, they remain as illiterates and get devalued.
உடையார் முன் இல்லார் போல் ஏக்கற்றும் கற்றார்
கடையரே கல்லாதவர். 395
uDayaar mun illaar pOl EkaRRum kaRRaar
kaDaiyarE kalladhavar.
(EkkaRRu = bowing)
Surrender or the symbolic bowing implies openness to receive his teacher's guidance with faith. Faith, confidence, trust, and belief refers to same aspect with descending degree of importance. In any mundane or lofty transactions, in order to know something unknown, one must implicitly or explicitly believe first. But, most of the worldly transactions can be objectively proven and hence, there is not much importance given to the belief aspect. However, in spiritual and psychological aspects, these cannot be proven until one experiences them and so, faith is of paramount importance in these. While one must be careful before confiding faith in a teacher, the illiterates are still deemed less worthy. Because, one cannot escape from his own past errors by remaining an illiterate! :-(
(How to find a teacher who would be worthy of our confidence? Is there not a risk of getting caught in the hands of hypocrites, as we are dealing with "unknown aspects"?
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Great question! Sri Valluvar devoted an entire chapter on people with inconsistent conduct, in the name of religion and spirituality. We will see a few from that chapter next.)
#KURAL 395 Recently Occurred in Mind
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#PHD
Jai Gurudev! AUM!
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It is better to learn from a teacher by surrendering to him, as the poor bows before the rich for monetary help; otherwise, they remain as illiterates and get devalued.
உடையார் முன் இல்லார் போல் ஏக்கற்றும் கற்றார்
கடையரே கல்லாதவர். 395
uDayaar mun illaar pOl EkaRRum kaRRaar
kaDaiyarE kalladhavar.
(EkkaRRu = bowing)
Surrender or the symbolic bowing implies openness to receive his teacher's guidance with faith. Faith, confidence, trust, and belief refers to same aspect with descending degree of importance. In any mundane or lofty transactions, in order to know something unknown, one must implicitly or explicitly believe first. But, most of the worldly transactions can be objectively proven and hence, there is not much importance given to the belief aspect. However, in spiritual and psychological aspects, these cannot be proven until one experiences them and so, faith is of paramount importance in these. While one must be careful before confiding faith in a teacher, the illiterates are still deemed less worthy. Because, one cannot escape from his own past errors by remaining an illiterate! :-(
(How to find a teacher who would be worthy of our confidence? Is there not a risk of getting caught in the hands of hypocrites, as we are dealing with "unknown aspects"?
...
Great question! Sri Valluvar devoted an entire chapter on people with inconsistent conduct, in the name of religion and spirituality. We will see a few from that chapter next.)
#KURAL 395 Recently Occurred in Mind
----
#PHD
Jai Gurudev! AUM!
http://kromphd.blogspot.com (in English)
http://soukromphd.blogspot.com (in Sourashtra)
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