Are you a Brahmin by Birth?
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This podcast describes about the daily course of a Brahmin. I have discussed about who is a Brahmin, what are his duties, various rituals he should do, rules to follow and his daily activities.
Finally have shared few thoughts on Cast Based Reservation System.
References: www.kamakoti.org/ and www.mypandit.com/
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I like your podcast, it is very informative. However, how many brahmins (by birth) today, do all this? It is sad that they have stopped teaching (joining the workforce, in other words becoming shudras by action). And because they did, today new age cults have risen to further confuse the public.
Do the characteristics precede the caste category or the caste category precede the characteristics? You have only mentioned caste by birth and action, but not by guna (one's disposition).
Good that you raised this point in your podcast. But Just two cent's worth from me:
Brahma yajna/Rishi Yajna - Paying your debt to the rishis by studying and teaching Vedas
Pitr Yajna - Paying your debt to the ancestors by worshiping them
Deva Yajna - Worshipping the Gods who give you the fruits of your actions
Bhuta Yajna - Paying your debt to the animals
Manushya yajna - Paying your debt to your fellow human beings.
Two important points:
1) This is not something that only Brahmins are to do, but everyone should do. But not necessarily in the way you described, with elaborate fire rituals. Just a simple prayer to God and your ancestors (just lighting a lamp would do), feeding some birds in your backyard, paying some money to some charity org, and lastly spending some 5 minutes reading something related to Hinduism would do.
2) Only people who have stepped into the grahastha lifestage (meaning have married) do this. Students do only two of the above (Rishi yajna and Deva yajna).
And lastly, to further add on, this is our daily duty as Hindus. Hinduism is not something in which we have a free-way in everything. We actually have things to do. But it is better to do these with some meaning behind them rather than following them blindly. So I would say, follow these if you find value in it. Otherwise, just pray to God everyday and that alone might help you. Doing these with a clean heart (meaning not expecting big results out of it, but accepting what you get out of it) will earn you punya.
Do the characteristics precede the caste category or the caste category precede the characteristics? You have only mentioned caste by birth and action, but not by guna (one's disposition).
Good that you raised this point in your podcast. But Just two cent's worth from me:
Brahma yajna/Rishi Yajna - Paying your debt to the rishis by studying and teaching Vedas
Pitr Yajna - Paying your debt to the ancestors by worshiping them
Deva Yajna - Worshipping the Gods who give you the fruits of your actions
Bhuta Yajna - Paying your debt to the animals
Manushya yajna - Paying your debt to your fellow human beings.
Two important points:
1) This is not something that only Brahmins are to do, but everyone should do. But not necessarily in the way you described, with elaborate fire rituals. Just a simple prayer to God and your ancestors (just lighting a lamp would do), feeding some birds in your backyard, paying some money to some charity org, and lastly spending some 5 minutes reading something related to Hinduism would do.
2) Only people who have stepped into the grahastha lifestage (meaning have married) do this. Students do only two of the above (Rishi yajna and Deva yajna).
And lastly, to further add on, this is our daily duty as Hindus. Hinduism is not something in which we have a free-way in everything. We actually have things to do. But it is better to do these with some meaning behind them rather than following them blindly. So I would say, follow these if you find value in it. Otherwise, just pray to God everyday and that alone might help you. Doing these with a clean heart (meaning not expecting big results out of it, but accepting what you get out of it) will earn you punya.
A lot of hue and cry over brahmins are by birth or by practice. I also has a question. i.e. why every one is after the life of brahmins. why all want to become the brahmin only and not a rjput or baniya. my advise is start some business and try to get accomodated in baniya cast they are more rich and trendy what will you get by being brahmins, they have been cursed by goddess laxmi to remain poor.
n that says it all!! :)
