Prabhupada's Varnasrama, Transitional Varnasrama

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> Nevertheless, features such as this may prove valuable and even

> indispensible in building a transitional model of varnasrama that will

> ultimately lead us to Srila Prabhupada's ideal model.

 

After so many discussions about this matter and seeing the present situation

of the world and ISKCON, I ask myself If it would not be also wise to think

about how a society of spiritualists can work in the real world instead of

one wich may be in our dreams, in who knows what future.

 

Is Varnasrama indeed the final form of society in this age, which can be

revived, or should it be moore understood as a research tool which can be

examined to find out the basic principles which made it work in the past for

the people of the past?

 

Varnasrama and its principles seeem indeed to be universal but can they

therefore be applied everywhere under all circumstances equally or do they

have moore of a relevance when applied to the needs of the time and its

people?

 

Sure one will always find classes of people but isn,t there not much more to

life than that. Will the idea of "you have to divide" indeed succed although

it doesnt capture many people,s imagination, including that of many

devotees?

 

Is there a need to hang on to that which may have lost its relevance to time

place and circumstances and the present age?

 

Just some food of thought for further discussions.

 

Ys

Harsi das