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Unknown Sender
• Mon May 10 1999 - 18:30:59 PDT
Dear Bhagavathas,
Another way of looking at who is how much Brahmin is
as per Lord Krishna in the Gita (Ch 18, Verses 42-22). The basic
characteristics of the four castes are given in these verses.
This definition is more fundamental and universal.
Brahmin:
Tranquiliy
Restraint
Austerity
Purity
Patience
Uprightness
Knowledge
Discrimination
Religious faith
Kshatriya:
Heroism
Majesty
Firmness
Skill
Not fleeing in battle
Generosity
Lordly spirit
Vaishya:
Plowing
cow-herding
Trade
Sudra:
Service
Rarely we will find individuals who are 100% this or that.
In a given society, people with higher %Sudra trait
(Service category people) are most numerous followed by
Vaishyas, Kshatriys and Brahmanas.
Daasan,
K, Sreekrishna Tatachar