Kagga 47
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
aregaNNU namadendu korakoragi phalavEnu?arebeLaku dhareyoLendorali sukhavenu?iruva kaNNiruva beLakinoLAdanita nODiparakisidoDadu labha – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Why do we lament that our senses are limited? What is the use?
Why do we complain that this Universe is dark and that whatever light is there is insufficient?
The Creator has given us enough forces in our mind, body & spirit to dig through the illusions that we sense
Mankutimma, rather than continuous lamenting about our limitations, it is best that we make full use of our available senses & hone them, make them sharp so that we can discriminate between illusion & reality in this Universe
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