Forty three
rules of life of Vallalar Ramalinga
Swamigal
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
There was a great
Tamil saint called
Sri Ramalinga Swamikal who was known
as Vallalarin the 18th
centuary in Tamil Nadu.He has given
the following 43 rules of good living. Some of them like , Sons expecting Wealth earned by father , does not
happen frequently nowadays ,But
if you follow his rules you can live happily
1.Life is
only till death
2.Spend as per need
3,Use those which
can be used,
4.Help to others
as much as possible
5.Be merciful to
all life
6.No one can live
forever
7.We cannot take
anything when we die, so no need of too much saving
8.Do not think about
, what will happen after you die
9.Alog with parting of soul, relations, friends and wealth
will part from us
10.As long as you are
alive , try to be healthy
11.Do not loose
health to save money
12,Nurture your children, love them
13.Once in a while give them presents
14.Do not expect too much
from and do not become their
slave
15.Even affectionate
children due to circumstances ,
may not be able to look after you
16.Children who do not love you , may fight for you property
17.They may pray God
for your death , so that they can
enjoy your property
18.They will know only their rights, not affection and
duty
19.Understand that
each person’s life may be different
20.Give to children, even when you are
alive
21.But give within limit
and later do not repent
22.Do not tell them “every thing after my death” Then
they may wait for your death
23.So give whatever
you decide and others after your death
24,Do not try to change
, that which you cannot
25.Do not get jealous of other’s life
26.Live peacefully
and happily
27.Appreciate
good habits of others
28.Converse with
your friends
29.Take good food, stay healthy by doing exercise, pray
God, Have affection towards friends and
relatives
30.Time will fly
31.Enjoy life
32.Live with interest
33.Life is for
living
34.Do not have
anything to do with fool ,
selfish person , proud person as well
person who always rests
35.Do not have friends
who lie , who cheats , who
are jealous and who are egoistic
36 Do not behave harshly
with orphan, poor person , aged
person and sick person
37.Do not stop giving to wife , children, family and servant
38.Wear
patience , peacefulness, wisdom
and affection as your ornaments
39. Do not hate
Father , mother , brother and
sister
40. Reduce food,
sleep, laziness, talk
41.Throw away
sorrow , worry , incompetence , miserliness
42. Live with Person who is good, Keeps up his word,
Honest and teller of truth
43. Do meditation , reading, exercise and service to others
Follow of the above and lead
a meaningful , comfortable
life
3 comments:
Based on what you said these rules said by saint vallalar???
Thank you for your post.
Thank u very much for translating vallalar's teachings in english and posting them in this blog. It will immensely help the next generation like me who have difficulty following his ancient tamil.
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