So many people in the world lament at the absence of KINDNESS but the presence of CRUELTY in the bosom of man. Being philosophically naive they immediately jump to the conclusions that metaphysical reflections , that appear so distant from the daily practical concerns, the economic and political struggles, are rather irrelevant and a glorious waste of time. Such people are like those who take pills that give immediate relief but do not cure the disease by building up the immunity so that such diseases do not assail one again.
Thirumular mentions that the remedy that cures the soul of all evils and transforms it into one incapable of anything but LOVE and CARE and which is the solution for the hatred and envy that mars social and economic existence. The mummalam, aaNavam Kanmam and Mayai are the root causes of EVIL in man, that which make man despise and hate others and hence create dissensions in social existence. Where there are these factors lodged very firmly in the soul there CANNOT be any kind of progress including that in economic and political life. The beastiality , unless removed, will NOT allow any progress.
And this beastiality can be removed only through attaining metaphysical illuminations and immersing in the Pure LIGHT that purifies the soul of all the dirts just like a good bath in clean waters. And we need not go very far in search of that for this physical body is potentiallly a TEMPLE provided BEING who indwells MANIFESTS Himself and takes control of all processes both the cognitive and biological. The body is compared to the bamboo shoots where the FIRE that indwells is NOT SEEN under ordinary circumstances. However when it is dry and heated then and only then, the FIRE within bursts out and rages consuming the bamboo itself. Such is the case even with our physical body. When it is dried and heated by Tapas, the Radiance within will burst forth consuming the mummalam , effecting what the Saivites call tiikkai and purify the soul of all evil inducing elements.
Only such people, pure at heart and beyond any kind hatred, will be honest trustworthy reliable and full of CARE for the society as a whole and as such would become the anchor for social progress both politically and economically.
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