ARE THERE BRAHMINS AROUND?

"This is perhaps an echo of what Cho Raamaswaamy wroteabout long ago under the title'Where is a brahmin?' in his magazine. A brahmin was supposed to have the twin duties of learning and teaching the Expand
This is perhaps an echo of what Cho Raamaswaamy wroteabout long ago under the title'Where is a brahmin?' in his magazine.
A brahmin was supposed to have the twin duties of learning and teaching the community in a disinterested manner.In return for his contribution it was expected that the other sections of the socirety viz.the king, the business and trading community and hthe working classes were supposed to look after his material needs.This is why he was called 'Paarppu anan' in Tamil. A paarppu signifies the young one of a bird which needs to be looked after.the brahmin was like a fledgeling bird, requiring the care of society.He was expected to value scholarship above every thing else.His aim was to search for reality, 'brahmam'.He was compassionate towards every one.This is emphasized by ThiruvaLLuvar in the KuRaL:
"AndaNar enbar aRavoor evvuyirkkum
SenthaNmai pooNDozhugalaan."
A brahmin was known as AndaNan because his attitude was one of extreme kindness to all living things..
............................Where do we find such persons today?Brahmins exist only in matrimonial advertisements.They gloat over their imagined superiority and feel insecure on account of their numerical minority status.They are considered to be an anachronism by brahmin born persons themselves because seeking wealth and militry superpower status has become the main desirable goal of all.The total surrender to sensual pleasures and the pursuit of ways to indulge in them has come to be accepted as the universally desirable activity as can be seen from the popularity of film stars, models and beautiful women and masculine men.More wealth, more comfort, less intellectual pursuits is the motto of the present day.The priestly class looks at this trend and dissuades their children from following the family's hereditary professions of priesthood in homes and in temples.Sanskrit is regarded as dead and difficult in spite of its being the fountainghead of our culture which in turn is thought of as less a bond than a bondage........"
(EDITED VERSION)
The above is a statement culled out from http://rangarajan.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/07
Please make your comments on this.I suggest my other threads veg or non veg,drink or not to drink,Aryans ? etc., may be read for better understanding of Brahmin community of present day. Is it degeneration or what? Please comment.

PREDICTION COMING TRUE

I HAPPILY PUBLISH BELOW MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH A QUESTIONER. THIS IS JUST TO SHOW HOW ASTROLOGY IS A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATION:
Jeet said:
"Kindly Help :My Birth Details are as follows:22th August 1983 06:00 AM Katihar (Bihar)Dear Sir,According to given details,kindly let me know whether I will get new job in June 2009 or I need to wait for long. Thank you !RegardsJeetendra "

My answer:
To Jeet-------"Your 10th lord is Sukra for both lagna, and chandra lagna.Presently Guru is aspecting your 10th place from Chandra lagna. This will be upto 15th August.More over Sukra the 10th lord is transitting his own place Rishaba from 30th June. He will be there upto 26th July. So there is all chances of your getting job during this period.Even after that for another25 days time is good. So make sincere efforts. Best of luck!REPORT BACK IF YOU SUCCEED AS PREDICTED."
June 8, 2009 8:39 AM

REPLY BY JEET:"Dear Sir,Thank you very much for ur true prediction. I have got a job & that also within 24 hours with good hike after posting query here. Thank you very much Sir. Take Care !RegardsJeetendra Kumar"

HUMOUR(CONTINUED)

ONE DAY SHIVJI AND MOTHER PARVATHI WERE SITTING IN A RELAXED MOOD AT KAILASH.JUST IN FRONT OF THEM VINAYAKA AND KARTHIKEYA AS CHILDREN WERE PLAYING.ALL SORTS OF PLAY LIKE HIDE AND SEEK !SUDDENLY KARTHIKEYA RAN TO THE HOLY COUPLE CRYING.HE COMPLAINED THAT VINAYAKA HAD PIERCED HIS EYES.SHIVJI CALLED VINAYAKA IN A STIFF TONE AND ASKED WHY DID HE PIERCE THE EYES OF HIS YOUNGER BROTHER.VINAYAKA IN A COMPLAINING VOICE SAID WHY DID KARTHIKEYA MEASURED HIS TRUNK WITH HIS ARM.NOW IT WAS THE TURN OF THE MOTHER PARVATHY WHO ENQUIRED KARTHIKEYA WHY DID HE MEASURED HIS ELDER BROTHER'S TRUNK. FOR THIS KARTHIKEYA IN A ROUGH VOICE SAID WHY
VINAYAKA COUNTED HIS 12 EYES.THE HOLY PARENTS COULD NOT GIVE ANY SOLUTION TO THIS DISPUTE;BUT THEY ENJOYED THE PRANKS OF THEIR BELOVED CHILDREN.

ASTRLOGY PREDICTIONS(CONTINUED)

THE ASTROLOGY THREAD HAS GONE INTO MAY 2009 ARCHIVE. TO FACILITATE EASY
NAVIGATION I HAVE OPENED A NEW THRED TODAY JUNE IST 2009. POST YOUR QUESTIONS HERE.