what is the minimum?
MSR
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Mon Nov 18 18:35:32 CST 2002
--- "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar at BRAINCELLS.COM> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Ravisankar Mayavaram wrote:
>
> > ii) One can assume that his status is shuudra or even outcast
> (believe it
> > is a blessing in disguise). Then one has no specific karma to
> follow.
> >
>
> If it is wrong to assume Brahmana status willy-nilly, why is it
> anymore
> right to assume shudrahood in the same way? Either these terms have
> some
> objective meaning or they don't.
>
> Besides, it's not true. Many other castes have karmas which are as
> complex as the Brahmanas. They deserve respect on their own merits
> too.
>
I agree. You are correct. Probably, this one of the reasons, why our
Acharya-s advise not to convert and follow the religion one is born in.
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