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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Dear Shri Swamin,

>........ The obstructing factor in caste brahmins being PRIDE - 
pride of >caste, form, wealth and learning.

:) This is incorrect as per what I have heard. I will explain the 
same with an example. "AJAMILAN" was a brahmana by birth, but did not 
do ANYTHING as per the brahmana niyamam. He had a son 
called "Govindan"(or "Narayanan"?). At the time of his death, just 
before he died, he called his son "Govinda" to say something, but he 
died after uttering that word. The Lord, out of his Nirhetuka Krupai, 
still gave him Paramapadam, just quoting a dumb reason that he called 
HIM at the time of death.

Nirhetuka krupai of lord does not see any caste or creed. Moreover 
your statement seems to be completely made up based on the "current" 
world brahmins(that too, not everyone, only those wrong people that 
you have seen). Brahmana has no pride because of the caste. Others 
should respect a brahmana which is different from he having a pride 
for the same. Only to make sure a brahmana does not have a) pride b) 
form (?) c) wealth d) learning a brahmana was supposed to a) beg and 
eat b) shave off his hair on the head c) wealth? when he begs and 
eats?:) d) Eat only satvic foods in order to maintain a calm and 
conrolled mindset. If you want, please blame the modern world people. 
I can't accept you GENERALIZING those statement against brahmins in 
general, particularly those who lived in the past.

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,
Lakshmi Narasimhan





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