Forbearance

Forbearance is a parameter to attain sainthood. A man once approached a spiritual master with the wish to have the vision of God. The saint said that his ego will have to be annihilated in order to have ...

Unnaadhu noarpaar periyar pirarsollum Innaachchcol noarpaarin pin. Great ascetics do penance without food, but forbearance In the face of insults, is greater penance. Fasts and penance are, no doubt, great but forbearance in the face of ...

Turanatarin tuymai utaiyar irantarvay Innaccol norkir pavar The householder, who practises forbearance in the face of insult Is purer than the ascetic himself. No ascetic can reach the heights of virtue attained by a man who ...

Mikudhiyaan mikkavai ceytaaraith taantham Takudhiyaan venru vidal Pride leads a man to do wrong; but this could be overcome By the greater pride of one's own forbearance. On this Rajaji would comment that 'your forbearance will ...

Tiranalla tarpirar ceyyinum nonondhu Aranalla ceyyaamai nanru Even if a wrong is done to one, and though badly hurt,It is good not to retaliate with an evil. Though one may be badly hurt by a personal ...

Oruthaarkku orunaalai inbam poruthaarkkup Ponrum tunaiyum pukal As a translation of this Kural, none can do better than Rajaji – who gives it crisply as below: Retaliation gives but a day's joy; Forbearance brings glory for ...

Orutharai onraaha vaiyaare vaippar Poruthaaraip ponpoar pothindhu. Knowing people will not esteem the vengeful one,But they will value forbearance as gold. People of discernment will hold in great esteem those who are capable of forgiving and ...

Niraiyudaimai neengaamai vaendin poraiyudaimai Poatri olukap padum If a man aspires to the fullness of virtue,He should cherish the practice of forbearance. Any person, who seeks to achieve the fullness of the virtue of self-control, should ...

Inmaiyul inmai virunthoraal vanmaiyul Vanmai madavaarp porai It is the worst of poverty to have an unfed guest;While the best in strength is to bear with a fool. This is an emphatic way of presenting the ...

Akalavaarait thaangum nilampolath tammai Ikalvarp poruttal talai. Just like the earth which supports the men who dig it, Men of virtue bear with those who heap scorn on them. The very person, who is engaged in cutting into the ...

Poruthal irappinai enrum adhanai Marathal adhaninum nanru It is essential to counter wrongs with forbearance, But better still to forget them altogether. Even when people cross the bounds of decency and fairness and wrong you, it ...