Clarity and confidence are not absent; they are obscured by noise.

This book explores 38 themes including consciousness, awareness, integrity, virtue, and stillness. Each chapter begins with an original Tamil couplet in kural meter, followed by an English interpretation and a practical exercise.

The work is based on Inaikkural (இணைக்குறள்), a collection of 1,330 Tamil couplets composed in the classical Thirukkural form by the same author. This volume serves as the philosophical foundation of the Holding Lightly series.

Other volumes in the series include Learning, Serving, and Home.