Partition your Mind ! ! ! by DVG

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Perhaps nothing can be said simpler and better than this… The lines above give a good guidance that one should follow the whole life!

Loose translation below:

“eraDu kONegaLa neem maaDu” = you make two rooms; “manada aalayadi” = in the house of your mind.

“hora kONeyali lOgada aaTagaLanu aaDu” = in the outer room play the games asked by “life”. Meaning, do things as demanded or expected by the circumstances/society/friends in your public life.

“viramisu obbane mounadi oLamaneya shaantiyali” = in the calmness of the “inner room” rest alone! The poet might be asking us to remain unattached to others, and at the same time trying to be in a state of bliss with ourselves. We should not try searching for the happiness outside… but, within!

“vara yOga sootravidu – mankutimma” = this is the main formula of Yoga. In other words, this is the golden rule to be followed by all for the best outcome in life!