Surrender and do the needful...

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< Regarding varnasrama,

< I've tried almost half my life to fit in; for a while as a brahmacari,

< many years as a grhasta, a couple as a vanaprastha, and now as a sannyasi.

< So as far as the asrama side I've participated, and my vocation? With two

< left hands, no brain, born as a mleccha, I've tried all kinds of things,

< potwasher, book, painting, prasadam, sticker, candle, t-shirt distributor,

< treasurer, pujari, cook, manager,gurukula teacher,farmer and now preacher;

 

< I was always told to surrender and do the needful.

 

< In the 11th canto a sudra is described as perfectly honest, clean and

< satisfied with whatever he receives. I don't know if I am up to that level

< yet.

 

 

A somehow typical ISCKON career, in my opinion, ending with the seemingly

highist goal in ones spiritual and material life, acording to what we are

tought in this society, reaching the point of taking sannysa. Renouncing

everything for Krishna.

 

Now I wonder if with such a paradigm in mind, of trying to surpass the

different asramas, of the varnasrama dharma system, not yet fully introduced

or accepted in our society, as quickly as possible, a nice society of

vaishnavas can develop and florish, socially as well as economically.

 

And what should be the basis of such an daiva Varnasrama dharma society?

Surrender and do the needful? Surrender to whom? The brahmanas, the ksatryas

or to the vaisyas? Acording to what I have learned the sudras are the only

one who supose to be subordinate to this other varnas. The brahmanas, the

ksatriyas and the vaisyas had their indipendence as far as I understod the

vedic system. But in our ISKCON society everyone has to surrender to the

service he supose to do, and do the needfull in order to be accepted

socially. Now I wonder if this principle which was introduced in this

society has its origin and justification in the pioneering time with its

pioneering spirit, or it was ment for all time under all circumstances?

 

I mean ultimatelly we should show through our service that we are

surendering to Krsna,s will which is coming to us through the GBC, spiritual

master, temple president or temple comander, etc, at least I was told for

many years that Krishna,s will comes down through this hierarchy, but how

would one show ones surendering atitude for Krishna if the society would be

organized acording to the varnasrama dharma structure of society? What

whould than happen to ISKCON? What would be its function in such a society?

Just some thoughts at the end of the day.

 

yhs

Harsi das