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This is a mail about a number of topics in tha last few days( My server was

down) so cudn't reply earlier

1) Sri Krishna Susarla wrote

" But the point I really wanted to make, is that although there are many people

in India who to the "caste-by-birth" thinking, there are also many who

do perform their varnaashrama dharma properly, better in many respects than most

of us. If we don't acknowledge that, and simply criticize blindly, then we will

come across as presumptuous and hypocritical to the very people whose culture

we are trying to defend. "

Of the one billion Indians hardly a handful(Relatively) practice Varnasrama

system as enjoined by the Vaisnava acharyas...else..the majority of the common

public think that Varnasrama syatem is "caste by birth" based..

Infact this is one of the main objections raised by the anti-brahmin movements

of India that this Varnasrama system is caste based..Now..have we not heard

blanket statements made against a particular sect just because activities of

some mebers were unacceptable?..so I think we can give some leeway for

that...clarifications can be sought before making any hard statements..pray no

more pondering over this any further as this is a big subject matter fit for

some other forum..

2) I have heard that even birth does play an important role in deciding the

Varnas( probably genes?) and in the vedic age the horoscope of an individual

was also used by the Guru in deciding which particular varna the individual

should be trained for...in addition to his activities & gunas as judged till

then...

3)Sri MDd had written that ultimately even the varnasrama has to be given up (

sarva dharman parityajya)..does it apply even to a daiva varnasrama system

where the goal is only to please Lord Vishnu or Krishna..is it not based on

devotion? The ideal system as envisaged by Srila Prabhupada will help develop

one's pure devotion gradually and doesn't seem in any way to be an external

system to be given up or is it? some more clarifiactions might be helpful....(

I came across an interesting excerpt from Srila Prabhupada's BG"by this

varnasrama system one can satisfy one's perverted desires and finally go back

to godhead"(Not the exact quote-tracing the exact quote) can someone explain

this too please if my quote is right?

4)Is there any particular count of beads that shud be there in a mala? I work(

supervisory) in awkward places where I can't carry my bead bags..so Instead of

clicker I use a small mala made of 27 beads which I use for counting(

Inspiration from some muslims)..instead of the clicker..by this I maintain a

sense of touch on the beads & yet is easy to carry..but i wish to know if it is

ok like that..Sure Srila Prabhupada didn't give such a thing..but I heard that

Hari Bhakthi Vilasa says the minimum number of beads in a mala- some particular

counts..anyone aware of it?

Thanks R.Narasimhan

 

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