In another forrest academy he spoke of the smrtis and there he spoke of cultural integrity and dharma. He said that one should stay within one's culture. So if my culture is African say west african as one on the yogic path I may be denaying my culture. I did not understand if he was saying that I should be in accord with my culture or vedic culture. Later in 1996 I decided to be in accord with my african culture. What about Reincarnation?
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Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Castes
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Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 4:19:44 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Castes
--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues"
> <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> >
> > Well I can cop to my own waking state ignorance, but I never heard MMY
> > deny the details or the caste system contained in the Vedic texts in
> > this way. Sanatana Dharma is in full support for the caste system and
> > Guru Dev was its champion. So even though your point may be valid in
> > MMY's system for the 4 main Vedas, the texts that came later make
> > specific claims about the world. One of those details are the
> > structure of the caste system which is supported by MMY every time he
> > talks about it.
>
> What I heard MMY say of caste has, in my words -- not his, a genetic
> basis -- and a micro-cultural aka family environment basis. If your
> father is a doctor, and your mother is a doctor (I know several people
> like that), then the probability is you will have an easier time being
> a doctor than something else. You have a genetic disposition towards
> it. And by the time you are 18, you already know huge amount about
> being a doctor -- just from dinner convos, walks on vacations talking
> with parents, seeing them with their peers, etc.
>
> That view makes sense to me. Not that it should be iron clad. Nor iron
> chains to keep one "down".
>
> And there is honor, fame and wealth in all four "castes". A "sudra"
> might be a skilled craftsman, or artist or baseball player.
>
> And the four main castes are seen in most cultures-- by different names.
>
MMY has recently said that caste is determined by birth-chart, or something along those
lines...
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> --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues"
> <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> >
> > Well I can cop to my own waking state ignorance, but I never heard MMY
> > deny the details or the caste system contained in the Vedic texts in
> > this way. Sanatana Dharma is in full support for the caste system and
> > Guru Dev was its champion. So even though your point may be valid in
> > MMY's system for the 4 main Vedas, the texts that came later make
> > specific claims about the world. One of those details are the
> > structure of the caste system which is supported by MMY every time he
> > talks about it.
>
> What I heard MMY say of caste has, in my words -- not his, a genetic
> basis -- and a micro-cultural aka family environment basis. If your
> father is a doctor, and your mother is a doctor (I know several people
> like that), then the probability is you will have an easier time being
> a doctor than something else. You have a genetic disposition towards
> it. And by the time you are 18, you already know huge amount about
> being a doctor -- just from dinner convos, walks on vacations talking
> with parents, seeing them with their peers, etc.
>
> That view makes sense to me. Not that it should be iron clad. Nor iron
> chains to keep one "down".
>
> And there is honor, fame and wealth in all four "castes". A "sudra"
> might be a skilled craftsman, or artist or baseball player.
>
> And the four main castes are seen in most cultures-- by different names.
>
MMY has recently said that caste is determined by birth-chart, or something along those
lines...
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