so I amend my remarks to say that it got derailed AFTER the brahmins shanghaied
it for their pleasure - the Laws of Manu were a watershed for that I believe.
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On Wed, 2/12/14, jr_...@yahoo.com <jr_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: VERY interesting take on the vedas by an Indian
writer
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 7:43 PM
MJ,
The caste system was originally created to divide
the work in society based on the person's inherent and
natural gifts for certain skills. Brahmins are
supposed to perform the priestly duties for society.
They can come from any family in society as long as
they are intellectually and temperamentally suited to
perform the duties. It was not meant to create
permanent jobs for certain families or tribes in society,
which is the way the caste system is practiced today in
India.
