[Advaita-l] Brahmin bridegrooms not getting brides

[Abhishek Madhyastha]

If at all martial arts is the requirement of the hour, then why not
learn the oldest of all martial arts- Kalaripayattu? The art form was
introduced to the world by Bhagavan Parasurama and 21 of his best
disciples(all brahmins) were made as the heads of the kalaris he
established. Kalaripayattu is considered the mother of all martial
arts and even Bodhi Dharma was an expert in this art itself. It has
over 3000 years of documented history. Wouldn't it be more suitable to
learn such an art which has its origins fixed to a brahmin?

On 6/28/12, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Is this a genuine mail from Shri Rajaram or s his id hacked?
>
> Assuming this to be genuine mail I would advise the Brahmin boys to learn
> Tai Chi rather than Karate. People generally think of Tai Chi more as a
> delicate dance-form with some health benefits. Nothing can be further from
> the truth.  Originally Tai Chi can be said to be from Kanchipuram as Bodhi
> dharma introduced it as a fitness regime in Shaolin and later on a Shaolin
> master converted it to a training system, where students can be trained in
> this deadly self-defence system , which uses the power of the opponent
> against the opponent, while conserving one's own power and yet there is no
> sign of any combat-training..  Tai Chi thus conforms to the Brahmanical
> attitude of non-aggression yet providing a deadly defence so that the
> opponent however powerful would have to eat a humble pie, should he or she
> dare to attack ones knowing tai Chi. The advanced Tai Chi students, who are
> older (say 55+ years), only were taught about the 107 +1 vital points in the
> body
>  and the use of the required Tai Chi movements to reach those points of the
> attacker, should one be attacked. These 108 Vital points were taught by
> Agastya and are also mentioned in the ancient Ayurveda texts. Basically Tai
> Chi is a non-aggressive style and has tremendous health benefits. Further
> being a peaceful method it can be practised anywhere. Once a competition was
> arranged between two Tai Chi masters and the fight never began as none of
> them would strike first. Such is the peaceful stance of Tai-Chi. I really
> enjoy Tai Chi even as a senior citizen.
>
>
> This is not in anyway to denigrate the Karata, King-fu and other martial
> arts.
>
> Regards,
> Sunil KB
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rajaram Venkataramani <rajaramvenk at gmail.com>
> To: A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta
> <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> Cc: Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Brahmin bridegrooms not getting brides
>
>
> The solution is exceedingly simple. Brahmin boys should be intelligent in
> managing finances whether they do vaidhika or secular profession. They
> should work out right from school or gurukula days. My karate master Shihaan
> Husseini used to say,"My students should be fit and masters in karate like
> the priest in ashtalaksmi temple". I strongly recommend the following for
> all normal healthy individuals of any age who have doctor's permission to
> exercise.
>
> 1. https://www.supreme90dayworkout.com/
> 2. http://www.thehourofpower.co.uk/
>
> The boys should know Kama Shastra before getting married. They should abide
> by dharma like Rama. The daughter-in-law should be treated with affection by
> the patents-in-law. The girls should in their heart of hearts accept their
> in-laws like their own parents.
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