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வேண்டுதல் வேண்டாமை இலானடி சேர்ந்தார்க்கு யாண்டும் இடும்பை இல.

Vēṇḍuthal vēṇḍāmai ilānaḍi cērnthārkku yāṇḍum iḍumpaι il.

To those who approach one free from desire and revulsion, suffering comes not, in any circumstance.

The absence of craving or aversion is not passivity but the highest power—it renders you immune to the turning wheel of fortune. When you stop fighting what befalls you, and cease grasping after what you lack, you alone have escaped the trap that ensnares all others.