Guest guest Posted August 4, 1998 Report Share Posted August 4, 1998 > In the Bhagavad Gita it is stated that Brahmanas are purely in the mood > >of goodness, ksatriyas purely in the mode of passion, vaisyas in the mode > >of both passion and ignorance. " And those who are completely in > ignorance >are called sudras." Ch.7.t.13.Purport. > So if you label someone sudra, it means according to this quote that he > >or her are completely in ignorance. I find it useful to understand this passage from Prabhupadas morning walk in 1977: Vaisyas also. Sudras also. Satsvarupa: You were saying that last night in your talk. Prabhupada: Yes. Everyone is required. But he must be a Vaisnava. That's all. Actually none of us belong to any group. They are servant of Krsna, and for Krsna's sake he can act as a brahmana, as a ksatriya, as a vaisya or a sudra. It doesn't matter. It is all Krsna's service. Just like he is giving massage. That does not mean he's a sudra. This is actual sudra's business, servant. But he's not a sudra. Similarly, we can act for Krsna in any position. We do not belong to this material occupation or platform. Sa gunan samatityaitan brahma-bhuyaya kalpate. This is to be dwelled on.(?) He's above all this nonsense. Brahma-bhuyaya means liberated. Jivan-mukta sa ucyate.... he may act in this life as a ksatriya, brahmana, sudra. It doesn't matter. But he's liberated. He's not going to take birth again. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti. A sudra cannot get that position. So try to understand our philosophy. ====== Your servant, Caitanya candrodaya dasa ****************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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