No one is a Brahmin by birth.
At birth      all are one and the same. The day 'upanayana' is conducted      then he is known as 'dwijan'(twice born).  By repeated      chanting of the Gayathri when one earns 'tejas'(brilliance)      he is known as 'Vipran'.  He is known as 'Shastri' with the      deep practice of the shastras.  After learning the Vedas if      he conducts yagna he is then known as 'Srowthi'.  After being      initiated into a 'Mantra' if he does japa (repeated chanting)      of the 'mantra' and the darshan of the god or the goddess of      the particular 'Mantra' is had, he is then known as 'Rishi'.       He is known as 'Muni' if he controls his mind and does enquiry      of the Self.            If one attains oneness with the highest and sees      only Hari everywhere and in everything he is then known as a      'Brahmin'. 
Thursday, September 03, 2009
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Well said!!
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