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Ask Kural : Chapter 001 - Invocation to God

 

1. 

உலகம், சொல், நாம்தானும் என்று இருக்கற உணர்வு — இவை எல்லாவற்றிற்கும் வேரில் இருப்பது என்ன? 

What is the origin of all things — of thought, language, and existence itself?

Is there a Creator / First Cause?

Who or what is the uncaused cause of the universe?

What lies at the root of all existence and expression — the word, the world, and the self? 

Heidegger  "Why is there something rather than nothing?" // “Why is there Being at all?”

Thiruvalluvar: “Because from the beginning, there is That from which all Being flows.”

To know more go through this post in detail.

குறள் 0001
அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு.


2.

Has modern learning forgotten the question of Being itself?

If all knowledge is merely technical or representational, have we lost the capacity for reverence toward the mystery of existence?

What is the telos (end or purpose) of knowledge? If knowledge does not lead to the good life or eudaimonia, is it incomplete?

What is the value of learning if it does not lead to humility or inner transformation?

Can a person be truly wise if they are disconnected from the source or essence of all knowledge?

Is intellectual achievement meaningful without spiritual grounding?

Heidegger: "Has modern learning forgotten the question of Being itself?"

Thiruvalluvar: "Modern learning, when it forgets to seek or revere the source of Being, becomes rootless, purposeless, and spiritually empty."


குறள் 0002
கற்றதனால் ஆய பயனென்கொல் வாலறிவன்
நற்றாள் தொழாஅர் எனின்