f you think about the population of bauns - they only represent 10-12 % of the total population ( less than chhetris who are around 20%). Yet you see bauns occupying all govt positions and getting involved in corruptions. Majority of people caught by CIAA were bahuns. They not only extract money doing traditional work of worshiping and collecting daan(which only bauns are said to be doing) but have occupied all political positions too which the other casts have learnt to despise. We as chhetris grew up hearing politics is dirty. It may be true for other casts too. But not for bahuns because their forefathers were always involved in daan collecting business. So taking bribes is never dirty for them. I am reminded of the same situation many years ago when bauns occupied politics in Tamil Nadu. Then came the united non bauns as DMK (leaded by Ramachandran) with nothing else but basically just anti baun slogans and have made the bauns vanish now. The DMK has been winning for several years now just on the basis of anti baun rallying. One day Nepal may see the same change and the country may be purified of all the poisons harming Nepal.

The only way to tackle badmouthing can be learnt from the following story.

A Brahmin Story
Author: Unknown

Lord Buddha was sitting under a banyan tree. One day, a furious Brahmin came to him and started abusing him.

The Brahmin thought that Buddha would reciprocate in the same manner, but to his utter surprise, there was not the slightest change in the expression on his face.

Now, the Brahmin became more furious. He hurled more and more abuses at Buddha. However, Buddha was completely unmoved. Actually there was a look of compassion on his face.

Ultimately the Brahmin was tired of abusing him. He asked, "I have been abusing you like anything, but why are you not angry at all ?"

Lord Buddha calmly replied, "My dear brother, I have not accepted a single abuse from you."

"But you heard all of them, didn't you?" The Brahmin argued half-heartedly.

Buddha said, "I do not need the abuses, so why should I even hear them?"

Now the Brahmin was even more puzzled. He could not understand the calm reply from Buddha.

Looking at his disturbed face, Buddha further explained, "All those abuses remain with you."

"It cannot be possible. I have hurled all of them at you," the Brahmin persisted.

Buddha calmly repeated his reply, "But I have not accepted even a single abuse from you ! Dear brother, suppose you give some coins to somebody, and if he does not accept them, with whom will those coins remain?"

The Brahmin replied, "If I have given the coins and not needed by someone, then naturally they would remain with me."

With a meaningful smile on his face, Buddha said, "Now you are right. The same has happened with your abuses. You came here and hurled abuses at me, but I have not accepted a single abuse from you. Hence, all those abuses remain with you only. So there is no reason to be angry with you."

The Brahmin remained speechless. He was ashamed of his behavior and begged for Buddha's forgiveness.

Inner calmness and peace are keys to contented life.

Seriousely, I am not sure why the Brahmin was furious with Buddha at that time