There is nothing to do with Brahminism with this great article. Yes he is a Brahmin, and yes, this is what a brahmin should be. I am a non brahmin and I know in Vedas the cast-ism was done on basis of Karma and not by priviledge. A brahmin by birth may not be a brahmin if he doesn't have a quality of a brahmin, that is knowledge, wisdom, compassion and lack of greed and fame. In Vedic period, a son of a 'sudra' could be a Brahmin, if he had those qualities and vise versa. The so called Brahminical priviledged society is born after Manusamhita, which is a distortion of classical Vedantic Hinsuism, which gave us the sin of casteism by-birth and untouchability. What this person did is he followed Geeta in his whole life, that is he did his karma with devotion, without thinking about the fruit of it. Yes, he is a true Brahmin, not only by birth, but by his qualities. Really inspires. Reminds me about Vivekananda's teachings.
RE:About some postes in this thread
by R Balasubramanian on Apr 19, 2008 05:30 PM Permalink
I endorse fully your views. Hats off to your clear thinking and neat writing with maturity for the knowledge of most of the readers who have misunderstood the true meaning of Brahmin.
RE:About some postes in this thread
by Vijay B on Apr 19, 2008 01:13 AM Permalink
I only wish everyone thought like you. But that isn't happening. And I'm sorry for my post. Was just trying to highlight how the new age robbers in India are deceiving everyone and denigrating our country and its people.
RE:About some postes in this thread
by manu puri on Apr 19, 2008 07:53 AM Permalink
i fully agree with u Mr. pattu there r numerous examples shabri was a lady of lower caste,lord rama ate fruits with her. vidur was also the son of a maid servent(so called sudra),lord krishna took lunch with him neglecting that of duryodhan. narad muni in his previous birth was the son of a maid servent,but he became a gr8 devotee. i dont know how some rascals made the varna-ashram as caste system but it is said that this downfall is due to kal yug,the era of god lessness.
Thanks Lalgudi sir for the countless hours of bliss you have shared with millions through divine music. I consider myself blessed to have been exposed to the great music of Masters like you.
RE:An evening with a legend
by R Balasubramanian on Apr 19, 2008 05:39 PM Permalink
both are great exponents in their respective fields and coming together on stage and rendering in their own style with full involvement to the apt attention of the audience will induce them to give the maximum to the music lovers. They are really great. This has proved that, music has no religion, caste or boundry.
I type a very decent mesg and rediff marks it abuse. I'm tired of this website's incompetence.
To put the mesg across short, I was being extremely sarcastic and sad. Such a great man suffered a stroke and is having to struggle to play the violin. Can it get any harder on one's heart?
I also feel bad for having expressed my frustration in this manner in this post. I apologise. I'm reporting my mesg as abuse and hope it'll be removed soon.
But I maintain that Brahmins are getting a raw deal from daylight robbers in India.
RE:Brahmin!
by sri on Apr 18, 2008 09:23 PM Permalink
It's a pity, I agree, but sometimes the pendulum has to go the other way before it settles back in the middle.
RE:Brahmin!
by siddhartha on Apr 18, 2008 09:49 PM Permalink
the same brahmins who for ages kept literally half of our population as outcastes?? forced them to live like animals ?
if brahmins hadnt supported and perpetuated their superiority and the inferiority of rest of castes specialy untouchables, then others might have had as good a chance of inventing all of the stuff u mentioned above.
RE:Brahmin!
by Easwar Sarangapani on Apr 18, 2008 10:48 PM Permalink
Siddharta, so you are convinced that all ills of the untouchables/ other downtrodden castes would not have existed had it not been for the brahmins? Brahmins never wielded power and hence did not have administrative power to enforce laws. Don't follow the dravidian philosophies perpetuated by M Karunanidhi & his cohorts blindly who propogate only hate politics. Do some intuitive research on your own before mouthing off.
And btw, brahmins constitued and still make less than 5% of TN population and have never been violent. Is that what ticks you off, as they have been very successful even in times when other communities such as yours trying to pull them down?
RE:Brahmin!
by pattu on Apr 18, 2008 11:04 PM Permalink
There is nothing to do with Brahminism with this great article. Yes he is a Brahmin, and yes, this is what a brahmin should be. I am a non brahmin and I know inh Vedas the cast-ism was done on basis of Karma and not by priviledge. A brahmin by birth may not be a brahmin if he doesn't have a quality of a brahmin, that is knowledge, wisdom, compassion and lack of greed and fame. In Vedic period, a son of a 'sudra' could be a Brahmin, if he had those qualities. The so called Brahminical priviledged society is born after Manusamhita, which is a distortion of classical Vedantic Hinsuism, which gave us the sin of by-birth castes and untouchability. What this person did is he followed Geeta in his whole life, that is he did his karma with devotion, without thinking about the fruit of it. Yes, he is a true Brahmin, not by birth, but by his qualities. Really inspires.
