Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar Poems

Hate is out of fear; rage is out of fear;
Cry is out of fear. Fear is out of loss;
Fear is out of pain; fear is out of death.
Rivalry and predatory are causes.
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Tethered to an emotional constant,
One could bear any amount of discomfort
From deprivation and injustice met.
Parents, spouse, children or any can fit.
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Brahmavihara is a Buddhist technique.
In which one meditates on four states of mind.
Maîtri is the universal kindness.
Karuna is the universal pity.
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‘A flower does not think of competing
With the flower next to it; it just blooms.'
Said Zen Shin, a Buddhist philosopher,
Sensing the evilness of comparing.
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People don't pray without any motive.
The Gita speaks of four kinds of the devout.
Artharti is those who pray for fortune.
Arte is those who pray to get relief.
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Yagna is a ritual exercise found
In The Yajur Veda and the Brahmanas,
As offering oblations through Agni (fire)
To Devatas for fulfilling desires.
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Consensual sex has been legalized;
Adultery has been decriminalized.
Wisdom of the judiciary has prevailed.
Sexual pleasure, god given, is granted.
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The first thing to go from you is your name.
You will be called the body by your kin.
Disposal will become the main concern.
You will be removed from the house you built.
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Energy is invisible like air.
You can conceive it but not perceive it.
Energy is seen from its effect on things.
The bulb burns, the train runs and the life lives.
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Ganesha is the lord of beginning,
And the remover of all obstacles.
He is invoked before an event starts.
And worshipped for the success of events..
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