Faith
It takes discerning capacity to know good from bad. Some people are so full of desire, that they cannot tell good from bad. So, they hanker after what they should not, and never think of what they should in fact be seeking, said M.A. Manickavelu in a discourse. Vallalar makes this clear in his Deivamanimalai, which is in praise of Lord Muruga, the deity of Kanda Kottam, in Chennai. Suppose water in which rice has been cooked is stored in a place for many days, it begins to stink and becomes
Faith
A distinguishing feature of the Supreme Brahman is that His eyes are like lotuses, said V.S. Karunakarachariar in a discourse. And this is seen in the episode in the Ramayana when Hanuman meets Sita. Hanuman, hidden in a tree, is witness to the goings on below. Sita has been threatened by Ravana. With no possibility of escape, Sita is grief stricken. She approaches the tree, in which Hanuman is seated, and contemplates hanging herself on a branch. But some good omens come Her way just then, like
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