We Are Pure Spirit Self - Prabhupada 0952

680324 - Lecture Initiation - San Francisco

Brāhmins means those who are interested in spiritual life, they are called Brāhmins, intelligent class. They are called intelligent class, because unless one is intelligent, he will simply consider that this body is he, identification of the body. That is foolishness. Brāhmins means brahma jānātīti brāhmaṇaḥ . . . one who knows that "I am ahaṁ brahmāsmi," and he has actually realized that "I am not this body, I am pure spirit self . . ." It is not the question of Hindu, Muslim. Anyone. Anyone who knows this knowledge that "I am the self," and acts in that way, is a Brāhmin.