Mitwah posted:yuji22 posted:Mitwah posted:Of course, you Brahmins call it 'dakshina.'
Mits for the record, I have NEVER taken a single penny as a Brahmana. Any Brahmana who takes money from others should be punished since their services should be free. End of story.
You are really out of touch with what's happening in our Hindu society. Your Brahmin brothers are using the Garuda Puraan to extract wealth from the masses. Some are charging $100 per pooja. Then there are those who create work for themselves by telling their devotees that they have Grah.
If it makes your day by trying to belittle me with respect to my sevah in the community, please amuse yourself. Jai shri Krishna!
I know a pandit who does nothing for less than $500. He even boast to me he did a yajna in NY and got $2,000 and many wedding he get $1,000.
He explained to me that it's ok as in the olden days, contributions took care of all the needs of pandits. Today they need to pay their rent, bills like everyone else so you cannot expect the same model.