Guest guest Posted August 10, 1999 Report Share Posted August 10, 1999 On 06 Aug 1999, Harsi das wrote: > > Does not Krsna autorize certain way of actions for certain varnas in the society? Is not that Krsna consciousness, to think and act acording to the particular varna one may be in, because that pleases Krsna? > It is just plain common sense. For a ksatriya to do his job, he has to approach a situation from a different perspective than a brahman or a businessman. Even in ordinary dealings, sometimes as a team two people will deal with an adversary differently, one as the 'good cop' and the other as the 'bad cop'. In otherwords, on plays the nice guy and the other the heavy, yet their purpose remains the same. > > That is in my opinion the corect understanding of the clasical Varnasrama Dharma society as oposed to the emergency varnasrama one may have until now in ISKCON if at all.(Where are the autorized ksatriya posts or ocupations?) > Sometimes we find ourselve in management, or in a teaching capacity, or dealing with a business issue, etc. So we need to approach these challenges with a suitalbe frame of mind. More than that might be so much busy work considering our small scale of operations. If someone feels his life is focusing on a particular carear, that is okay, cerainly. > > Acting in an unautorized way acording to ones varna inclinations would > definitelly mean chaos in the society and Wild West mentality. > Authorized or unauthorized, if someone is not properly performing the responsibilities of a certain material or spiritual function, he will simply become a disturbance. ys, Sthita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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