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I do not believe in social engineering. We all are individuals and should follow our own path.
Adi Shankara advises us to come out of attachments in Bhaja Govindam:–

Kaa te kaantaa kaste putrah
Samsaaroyam ateeva vichitrah
Kasya tvam kah kuta aayaatah
Tattvam chintaya tadiha bhraatah (8)

Who is your wife? Who is your son? Supremely wonderful, indeed, is this empirical process! Of whom are you? Who are you? From where have you come? O brother, think of that Truth here.
Dr T M P Mahadevan comments on this sloka:

“Family relations and institution of the household have only a limited value. They have value in so far as they serve to liberate the individual from ego-centred existence. But when they have served their purpose, they must be left behind. Family is the home of trial and testing; it is not one’s destination. This does not mean that he should be cruel to them or hate them; nor even that he should be callous to their interests. What it means is that he should no longer regard them as his property, nor himself as their property”.

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What does it mean:

It sounds good, but is it not just your values? Is there a book of guidelines for a Brahmin? Is it universal?

<blockquote data-quote="prasad1" data-source="post: 453342" data-attributes="member: 17510">I do not believe in social engineering. We all are individuals and should follow our own path. Adi Shankara advises us to come out of attachments in Bhaja Govindam:–Kaa te kaantaa kaste putrahSamsaaroyam ateeva vichitrahKasya tvam kah kuta aayaatahTattvam chintaya tadiha bhraatah (8)Who is your wife? Who is your son? Supremely wonderful, indeed, is this empirical process! Of whom are you? Who are you? From where have you come? O brother, think of that Truth here.Dr T M P Mahadevan comments on this sloka:“Family relations and institution of the household have only a limited value. They have value in so far as they serve to liberate the individual from ego-centred existence. But when they have served their purpose, they must be left behind. Family is the home of trial and testing; it is not one’s destination. This does not mean that he should be cruel to them or hate them; nor even that he should be callous to their interests. What it means is that he should no longer regard them as his property, nor himself as their property”.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://tamilandvedas.com/2014/03/21/kaa-te-kaantaa-kaste-putraha-who-is-wife-who-is-son/[/URL]What does it mean:It sounds good, but is it not just your values? Is there a book of guidelines for a Brahmin? Is it universal?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="prasad1, post: 453342, member: 17510"] I do not believe in social engineering. We all are individuals and should follow our own path. Adi Shankara advises us to come out of attachments in Bhaja Govindam:– Kaa te kaantaa kaste putrah Samsaaroyam ateeva vichitrah Kasya tvam kah kuta aayaatah Tattvam chintaya tadiha bhraatah (8) Who is your wife? Who is your son? Supremely wonderful, indeed, is this empirical process! Of whom are you? Who are you? From where have you come? O brother, think of that Truth here. Dr T M P Mahadevan comments on this sloka: “Family relations and institution of the household have only a limited value. They have value in so far as they serve to liberate the individual from ego-centred existence. But when they have served their purpose, they must be left behind. Family is the home of trial and testing; it is not one’s destination. This does not mean that he should be cruel to them or hate them; nor even that he should be callous to their interests. What it means is that he should no longer regard them as his property, nor himself as their property”. [URL unfurl="true"]https://tamilandvedas.com/2014/03/21/kaa-te-kaantaa-kaste-putraha-who-is-wife-who-is-son/[/URL] What does it mean: It sounds good, but is it not just your values? Is there a book of guidelines for a Brahmin? Is it universal? [/QUOTE]

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