Autor: Danijel Turina
Datum: 2001-04-24 10:34:14
Grupe: alt.yoga
Tema: Re: Yoga groups supporting casteism
Linija: 35
Message-ID: bpdaeto3l38jom5jngkuu13ch7lm5vprvk@4ax.com

X-Ftn-To: Dharmadeva 

"Dharmadeva"  wrote:
>> >A yogi is one who renders service to the world.
>> >Not one who imposes superiority complexes to justify their own position
>>
>> I think that you just repeat something somebody told you, without
>> understanding, like a parrot.
>
>C'mon - it is basic common sense.

Actually, it might have been basic common sense in the situation where
it was originally said. But now, when you're just parroting it out of
context, it is merely an indication that you still don't listen to
anybody but yourself.

>"Brahmana" is the one whose
>> consciousness has the quality of brahman, the supreme truth and
>> reality. His consciousness is always focused on brahman, emerged in
>> brahman, and therefore he is called brahmana. Only brahmana can confer
>> spiritual realization upon others, and therefore every true guru must
>> be brahmana.
>
>This is the first time you have actually defined the word.  The thread
>started on the uselessness of the brahmin caste and that was what the
>previous discussion was about.

If you _did_ actually read what I wrote, you could see that I implied
this definition from the first message on, and it was fairly obvious
to any person of an at least average IQ.
But of course, you don't read other people's writing, you just assume
and preach. 

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