Theos-Talk Archives (February 2010 Message tt00079)

Sounds like a good reason not to be a Brahmin.
 
Or a Jain for that matter.
 
Chuck the Heretic
 
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In a message dated 2/6/2010 4:22:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
mkr777@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 
Let me add, for the benefit of those outside India especially the  West.

Traditionally Brahmins not only do not eat meat, but do not eat  eggs and 
are
teetotalers. Also, meat, eggs, and alcohol are not allowed in  their homes.

I have known Brahmin families who emigrated and settled in  the USA who
follow this practice even today.

MKR

On Fri, Feb  5, 2010 at 12:19 PM, sadhak1008 <




_ (http://www.charlescosimano.com/) _whyviswanath@whyviswan_ 
(mailto:whyviswanath@yahoo.com) _> wrote:

>
>
>  I would like to read exactly what she said before jumping to  conclusions
> and accusing somebody of castesim. Please post her article  if you have 
it.
>
> As far as I know, one of the supposed  requirements for the WT to manifest
> was that the body must have been  free of meat consumption for many lives.
> This need not mean a  particular caste alone is qualified but in the 
context
> of the last  century the odds were that a Brahmin body was more likely to
> satisfy  the requirement. To say K was chosen because of his birth (and no
>  other criterion) is wrong but we need to know what the president  
actually
> said.
>
> Viswanath
>
>
> ---  In _ (http://www.charlescosimano.com/) _theos-talk@yahoogrotheos-t_ 
(mailto:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com) _  <theos-talk%theos-talk%<WBthe>, 
preethi
> muthiah  <seeker_preethi@see> wrote:
> >
> > MKR and  all,
> >
> > To bring you back to the point being mentioned  by myself below:
> >
> > The President of the Theosophical  Society in an article called The
> Watch-Tower published in every issue  of the Theosophist -- which is the
> official organ of the President of  the TS -- mentioned that JK was chosen
> because of his Brahmin birth to  be a World Teacher.
> >
> > So what is a casteist person  like Mrs Radha Burnier doing as President 
of
> an international  organization whose First Object is the creation of a
> nucleus of the  Universal Brotherhood of humanity irrespective of Class,
> Caste, Race,  Creed etc.? Don't you think it a little strange that even 
today
>  despite all her untheosophical activities she is given the power and
>  authority she has and holds?
> >
> > Fraternally
>  >
> > Preethi
> >
>
>  
>

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