The soul's attachment to the body resembles a fledgling
Which forsakes its empty shell and flies away.
Death is like falling asleep,
And birth is like waking from that sleep.
Not yet having a permanent home,
The soul takes temporary shelter in the body.
-Tirukkural 34:328-340
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Death is like Falling Asleep
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