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    Inspirations From Ancient Hindu Phillosophy
    Inspirations From Ancient Hindu Phillosophy
    Inspirations From Ancient Hindu Phillosophy
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    Inspirations From Ancient Hindu Phillosophy

    By Shivagami Gugan

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    Following is a compilation of quotes and their interpretation from ancient Hindu scriptures, such as the Bhagvad Gita, Thirukkural and the Upanishads as applicable to our daily walks of life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShivagami Gugan
    Release dateDec 27, 2017
    ISBN9781370729944
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      Inspirations From Ancient Hindu Phillosophy - Shivagami Gugan

      Fate and Fatalism

      Honesty is the richest legacy - I was reading a book by Sudha murthy and could connect with several of her observations. She has written a small story on Honesty, which I read out aloud to my son. (Just to give you a background of the situation, he was studying for his exams and I had taken time off to be just with him; do absolutely nothing; but to be around him during the stressful time of exams). He suddenly asked me a question, Ammaa, is everything already pre-destined? should I really work so hard? Few of my friends are so lucky that they are selective in studying, but they end up getting good marks as questions come from what they have chosen to study.

      Thirukural 619

      Theyvaththaan aakaa theninum muyarchidhan; 

      meyvaruththak kooli tharum

      Though fate-divine should make your labour vain; 

      Effort its labour's sure reward will gain.

      This was my immediate response to his innocuous question. That one can defeat fate through hard work, and that the more he studies thoroughly the chances of him getting good results are higher, etc. I guess this is the usual stuff a parent would tell a son.

      Later I tried reading a few scriptures on this subject - till date I have not

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