There is a word for Brahmins that is called "Dvija" or "Twice born". It means as a Brahmin he is born the second time after his natural birth, when he is introduced into Sanskara (various karmic rituals starting from Upanayanam that disciplines him and prepares him for his next level of evolvement).
So what is by "nature" (by birth) is not good enough to be a Brahmin, until he is also introduced to a "culture" (Sanskara - purely means refinement, civility and all, not what we generally propagate as "this is Indian culture and all") and develop those through "nurture". Hence nature and nurture together have to blend to something into what we call as culture. This is why it is said,
"janmana jaayate shudrah, karmana / sanskarad dwija uchyate"
(by birth all of us are shudras and by our karma and culture (as defined above in refinement, civility) we become Dwijas). Eventually, at the final evolvement of Brahma jnana one is termed as Brahmana.
If that is so, by birth all of us are the same, or Shudras for that matter, so why do we have to look up or look down on someone simply because of their natural born "caste" or "creed" or "colour" or "race" and follow the uchcha/neecha differences. It is our evolvement through our disciplined behaviour that gives us the next level of class, not because it is our "birthright" to call ourselves "high class" or "high society" or "high caste".
If this simple principle is not understood, there is no point in being the beacon holders of "Indian sanskriti or culture" and do caste bashing or high/low discrimination based on birth and not on merit. Either way - through bashing or through unjustified reservations
So what is by "nature" (by birth) is not good enough to be a Brahmin, until he is also introduced to a "culture" (Sanskara - purely means refinement, civility and all, not what we generally propagate as "this is Indian culture and all") and develop those through "nurture". Hence nature and nurture together have to blend to something into what we call as culture. This is why it is said,
"janmana jaayate shudrah, karmana / sanskarad dwija uchyate"
(by birth all of us are shudras and by our karma and culture (as defined above in refinement, civility) we become Dwijas). Eventually, at the final evolvement of Brahma jnana one is termed as Brahmana.
If that is so, by birth all of us are the same, or Shudras for that matter, so why do we have to look up or look down on someone simply because of their natural born "caste" or "creed" or "colour" or "race" and follow the uchcha/neecha differences. It is our evolvement through our disciplined behaviour that gives us the next level of class, not because it is our "birthright" to call ourselves "high class" or "high society" or "high caste".
If this simple principle is not understood, there is no point in being the beacon holders of "Indian sanskriti or culture" and do caste bashing or high/low discrimination based on birth and not on merit. Either way - through bashing or through unjustified reservations
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