Guest guest Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 > > How about first defining WHAT is varnasrama? Then HOW should it be > > implemented? > > > > It is a debatable issue that draws a wide variety of answers to the > > above questions. > > Hare Krishna Prabhus! > > Humbly I will try to give a answer. Varnasrama is a kind of social > organization which include all kind of people according to their > professional tendencies (varna) and state of life (asrama), with the goal > of reach love for God. The materialist also use it for organization. > > The purpose of a society or the varnasrama (according to Srila > Bhaktivinode Thakura) are to fulfil the four main needs of the sadaka, > that is: maintain the body in good health, improving the faculty of mind, > promoting social well-being, and learning the science of the Self, all > conducive to practice pure devotional service. > > In your service, > > Jiva Tattva das one version of varnasrama being presented is that a group of devotees go to the country and set up a village with no electricity and so on .... but if it excludes the cities then how can it be varnasrama which is supposed to include everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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