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Sarkar contradicted traditional Hindu social practice and told that no one can be a Brahmin by birth. By birth everyone is a Shudra. After being initiated by a [[Acarya|religious teacher]], his lifestyle changes and starts to see this world in a new way. This initiation is considered as his second birth. | Sarkar contradicted traditional Hindu social practice and told that no one can be a Brahmin by birth. By birth everyone is a Shudra. After being initiated by a [[Acarya|religious teacher]], his lifestyle changes and starts to see this world in a new way. This initiation is considered as his second birth. | ||
== Brahmin and Vipra == | |||
According to Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar "Brahman" and "Vipra" are not synonymous. The word "Vipra" means "intellectuals", and "Brahman" mainly means "one who knows about [[Parama Purusha|Brahman]]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||