Reason for US persisting with the relationship of Pakistan Military is the fear of China.As things stand , China is very close to Pakistan,which is becoming a failed state.Failure of Pak shall give strategic importance to China.India, a stable Democracy and closer to Russia,not always receptive to US’s designs, is not considered as a loyal ally.Pak is being used as a bulwark against China.
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Bonus-G 20 aftermath.
“A divide has already emerged between Europe and the US over how to implement new Group of 20 rules on bankers’ bonuses, with British banks facing a stricter regime than is likely to apply in the US.” Financial Times 1//10/09
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c43aaf4-ae01-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.html
Leaving aside the point of differences between the countries ,the concept of bonus needs rethinking.
Bonus Definition. Additional compensation that is paid as a reward for achieving specific goals or providing above-average performance”.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/business/bonus
As is evident , bonus can not be claimed as a matter of right.Unfortunately fait accompli,it has become a part of standard pay package.If your performance is above average, you get bonus.Else, NO.
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Corporate Spiritual Gurus INC.
It is sickening to find many self-styled Gurus who offer you right from Health,Wealth,Self Realization,Yoga Mukti,Solution for World
Problems.These gentlemen offer all this, with a fee ,of course.An International Company is coming ONLINE with Spiritual Solutions!
Some of them say they Teach Art of Living as if the Vedas teach the Science of Death.Hobnobbing with industrial bigwigs, politicians,addressing international forums who probably may not know what it is all about.They comment on Politics , international relations!
The concept of Guru is very high and very noble and He/She is held in high esteem.
Ramana Maharishi There are various levels.
Upadhyayay is one who teaches the scriptures and performs regular rituals.
Acharya is one who initiates you in a particular Chapter,Shaka of Vedas.
Guru is one who knows your spiritual needs and guides you through out.
A Guru never advertises for Shisyas(Disciples/followers)
They get attracted to him.If a seeker wants a Guru desperately, he will find him.Similarly a Guru shall find a disciple.
Guru does not charge.Vidya/Knowledge must not be sold , according to Scriptures .( so are Medicine, Food and Water).
He shall gladly accept what disciple offers him as a token of love as it were from his son.Even in cases where the Guru asked for Dakshina or fees, it is to demonstrate to the world the Greatness of his disciple.
Do the present Gurus hold a candle to this definition?
Ramana Maharishi, A realized Soul , when asked to initiate a disciple, replied”I can not eat for you;if you want to realize, you have to strive for it”
Bhagwan Sri Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita ‘You( Atman) is your only fiend and He is your only enemy’
Realization must be attained by individual effort, not by book knowledge or by paying Gurus.It calls for Practice(Sadhana) andVairagya(determination)- Bhagavad Gita
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Guru is essential to your Spiritual need, but not these type of peddlers(imagine if Vedas and Yoga were to have been patented these guys would have been paupers long ago!).Vedas declare ‘If you sincerely seek a Guru, He shall come to you”
An example is Sir Arthur Osborne,who revered Ramana Maharishi as his Guru( though Ramana did not say so)
after desperate search for Guru in India.He even contacted Paramacharya of Kanchi.He told him” I am not your Guru;your Guru is Ramana,you will see him now, but you will not approve of him and go back; you shall return and accept him as your GURU’.It was so.
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Caste System India-Scientific, Based on Disposition
Caste system does not permit people to mistreat others.
Cover of Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies People often confuse Caste with Varna, which means group that has a particular disposition and vocation.
What people are talking now is about caste, which is a distorted view of Varna, which has no sanction of Sastras, the Holy Writs.
Most of the great sages and Gods worshipped do not belong to Brahmin community, supposedly higher in echelon.
In the Holy Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva,Brahma and Vishnu are Kshatriyas while Siva is a Brahmin.
Brahma and Vishnu are classified as above because one is originator (Brahma) of Life and Vishnu is a Protector, both functions are that of Kshatriyas while Siva liberates from the world through Knowledge and hence called a Brahmana.
Society has been divided into four parts based on dispositions and profession.
They are-Brahmanas-Education (both spiritual and Temporal) Kshatriyas-Rulers and Protectors Vaisyaas-Commerce people Sudras-
People who support all the other three.
Inter caste marriage was allowed then.
Other castes are all man-made, especially Dalits and there is no evidence in Shastras that a community of Dalits have been in existence on the lines explained above.
A group of people were named as Panchamas, the fifth who were born of intercaste marriages whose disposition and profession was not very clear.
They were the flotsam who did not specifically do a particular job and were doing jobs of all kinds; hence they could not be classified.
Over a period of time, people, instead of assigning them a particular role in the Society, started using them for all jobs and they also complied with it.
Thus were formed the Panchama Varna.Slowly as they belonged to no specific class, the were treated differently and they were left from the mainstream.
This is the origin of Dalits.
You will be surprised to know in the caste system, there is a group called Karai(Bund) Velalar, whose job is to maintain Tanks and bunds during rainy seasons,Kar Velalars who supervise the functions of the other group.
Similarly every group/sub group has definitive function and they were treated with equal respect.
People have distorted it without understanding the concept and core idea and have misused it.
It needs correction by educating people on this effective tool of Social control.
To conclude, the Sage who is worshiped as the Revealer of the Great, Core Hindu Prayer, which is regarded as Mother of all Prayers, The Gayathri Mantra is Viswamitra, a Kshatriya.
Reference .
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies
By Abbe J. A. DuBois, Henry K
Available in Google Books.
Srimad Bhagavad Gits
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Caste System (India) needs Reform?
Caste system has worked for India for centuries,excepting during British Rule.
British used the Division of labor ,promoted by Caste System to Divide and Rule.
Contrary to what people think, mistreatment of lower castes had not been in vogue prior to their regime. The Gods ,Krishna, Rama, are not Brahmins.Rama is a Kshatriya and Krishna is a cowherd.Disposition and conduct determine caste and nothing else.
As of today Caste in India exists for Politicians to garner votes .Ordinary Indian to day does not think of Caste any more,especially the educated.Mistreatment of some castes are still on in India .It is practiced by some communities,like Kshatriyas(never by a Brahmin) because of old habits.This is also mending.
So called lower castes are also moving up the social order and they are well integrated into the main stream.
However still some way to go.This will happen by literacy alone and not by enacting laws.This will increase the divide into a chasm.
Unlike Race or other Divisions in Society,caste system is not based on Race or creed or language.It was based initially on the Disposition of the individual to perform a task.To day we find Doctors children becoming
Doctors,Lawyers offspring as Lawyers( at least in India).
Similarly,based on the skillset of the individual,caste system was formed.
This has no bearing on birth.
Unfortunately many of the systems founded by Hindus were not not understood properly, have been practiced by rote with out reading the texts.
It is a fact that differences between individuals can not be wished away nor one’s feeling of Superiority.This is the Nature of Man.Casteless., people say.But is it feasible or possible?Inequality/divisions will be there in the world;only thing is it shall be known by a different name, like poor and the rich,Party members and common man in Communist countries,Nation Vs Nation,Language Vs Language,Region vs Region, profession Vs profession.
When an individual has a particular disposition or Aptitude and if he is raised in the environment which nurtures it, he/she will realize his/her potential..This is exactly what Caste is all about.
http://worldhaveyoursay.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/should-india-be-left-to-reform-at-its-own-pace/#comment-167690Related:
People often confuse Caste with Varna, which means group that has a particular disposition and vocation.
What people are talking now is about caste, which is a distorted view of Varna, which has no sanction ofSastras, the Holy Writs.
Most of the great sages and Gods worshipped do not belong to Brahmin community, supposedly higher in echelon.
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