There are eleven qualities of Brahmin as defined in the Vedas: Ability to forgive Kindness to everyone with equality Pursuit internal/external Holiness Follows Truth Control over maya or moh Avoids sinful activities Seeker of knowledge Educating others knowledge of Vedas Meditation Knowledge of Brahm Bhagwad Gita 18.42 states that Brahmin should work by following these […]
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What does “Hindu” mean?
There are many theories on how the word Hindu came about. The word Hindu is a distorted version of the word Sindhu. It is believed that the ancient Persians, who lived on the other side of the river Sindhu, pronounced the letter “S” as “H”. So the word Sindhu became Hindu over time. However this […]



