NLP Through ThirukkuraL 2

LANGUAGE IS PERSONALITY

KuraL

நிறைமொழி மாந்தர் பெருமை  நிலத்து
மறைமொழி காட்டி விடும்          / 3-28/

Transliteration

NiRai mozhi Maandhar perumai nilathu

maRai mozhi kaatti vidum

Meaning:

Full-worded men by what they say
their greatness to the world display

Explanation

Great men, people of nobility, people with sincere intention express appropriately in a dignified way.

ThiruvaLLuvar says the words a person uses will indicate clearly the nature & stature of a person

Coming to NLP

Words are verbal expression of one’s thoughts.

Words are symbols of a man’s thinking.

Unless we communicate in words what we expect from others we cannot get things done,

In fact we cannot make others understand if we do not communicate.

Choice of words make a significant difference in the impact they create

NLP says “Every expression is an expression of one’s beliefs”

What we think we express in words unconsciously.

Our intentions get expressed in words. This the listener can sense and infer accordingly.

According to NLP ‘words indicate a person’s preference & intention’.

By studying the language of the person, a trained NLP practitioner can sense what goes on in the mind of a person.

Thus NLP and ThirukkuraL are parallels in hinting at the same point.