The Thirupathi Temple is world famous. The TTD should involve ALL Hindus and non-Hindus too [Many muslim leaders have visited the temple]Any Hindus who have the impression they are "not wanted" because of their caste etcetera, should be shown that they are very much "wanted" to the same degree as any other Hindu. Caste is irrelevant when it comes to true Hindu spirituality. Many Vedic Rishis such as Parasara Muni were from so-called, "lower" castes. His mother was of a "Meenava jathi" (Fisher woman). Anyone interested in becoming a Hindu Priest, should be able to become one, provided he passes the usual curriculum and examinations. The aptitude and interest of the person should be the sole criterion. His caste should be totally ignored. His moral discipline and character should be more important than his caste. We also need to devise university type curriculum for training priests. It is high time, we standardised the dress for Hindu Priests throughout the world. A Hindu Priest should command the same respect as a Christian priest. We can adopt the dress used by Hindu Priests in Himachal Pradesh. The headgear can vary from state to state. In southindia, they use one type of head gear. In Gujarath another. That does not matter. But a Hindu priest, should be recognisable the way christian priests are. Long Live the Thirupathi Sthala and the Deity of the Divine Hills who has HELPED so many humans in distress. HE has been Doing That for thousands of years.
RE:TTD should help ALL Hindus
by sunny pandit on Jul 14, 2008 08:06 PM Permalink
Those who thinks they ar superior and from upper cast are the ignorant people if God has not created any differnce between the persons he made so why the people. And after sixty years of independenace we still call the persons from lower cast as dalits adn still practised discrimnation shows our metal growth. Discarded such practices as this create divsioni in the God created world.
