Guest guest Posted August 1, 1999 Report Share Posted August 1, 1999 > On 30 Jul 1999, Hare Krsna dasi wrote: > > > Everyone loves to use the term "daiva varnasrama" and sometimes Srila > > Prabhupada uses it also. But most of the time he does not. Most of the > > time when he tells devotees to set up varnasrama, he just says > > "varnasrama" -- not "daiva varnasrama." > > > > Also, the great sage Parasara Muni did not think it necessary to use the > term > > "daiva" when he stated that Lord Visnu can only be satisfied by > > varnasrama. > > > > "Daiva's" okay, and sometimes it's useful. But Srila Prabhupada usually > > did not use it. > > > > I agree with all of this. We should all agree on this conference that when > we say varnasrama we are only speaking of daiva varnasrama-dharma - > devotional varnasrama-dharma. > > And that we are not at all interested in the caste system or "traditional > VAD" which is sometimes referred to. > > It would lessen the typing too! > > Thanks Mother Hare Krsna. > > Hari! Good idea. There should be no ambiguity about the goal of this conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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