Nonsense, I have learnt martial arts and continue to do so, and yes I am a Tam Brahm. I have also focused on physical training.
It's not something you have to do (i.e. be physically aggressive), it's a mindset, why sit on your behind and wait for someone to come save you. Talk about dharma and varna is nonsense, the jobs in India or anywhere are not based on varna to begin with. People don't pick to be a software engineer or a cop because they are Brahmin or Kshatriya.
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It is easy to sit at our desks and type away suggestions. How many Brahmins here have learnt Martial Arts? How many among those are willing to share the knowledge?
Talk is cheap. Brahmins are not made to fight physically, they are adhere to Dharma and encourage Kshatriyas to do their Dharma. A la Chanakya to a Chandragupta or Swami Vidyaranya to Hakka-Bukka, or Samartha Ramdas to a Shivaji.
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It's not something you have to do (i.e. be physically aggressive), it's a mindset, why sit on your behind and wait for someone to come save you. Talk about dharma and varna is nonsense, the jobs in India or anywhere are not based on varna to begin with. People don't pick to be a software engineer or a cop because they are Brahmin or Kshatriya.
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It is easy to sit at our desks and type away suggestions. How many Brahmins here have learnt Martial Arts? How many among those are willing to share the knowledge?
Talk is cheap. Brahmins are not made to fight physically, they are adhere to Dharma and encourage Kshatriyas to do their Dharma. A la Chanakya to a Chandragupta or Swami Vidyaranya to Hakka-Bukka, or Samartha Ramdas to a Shivaji.
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