Why not varnasrama?

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Hare Krishna!

 

if we start to try to understand that every class of men, be it Brahmana,

Ksatriya, Vaisya or Sudra, has its own part to play within society, than

understanding Varnasrama Dharma is not very difficult.

The different classes may all be devotees of Krishna or Vaisnavas, but each

and every class of men has a different role.

Like Srila Prabhupada explained; it is like the different parts in the body,

head can not function alone without the rest of the body.

in our ISKCON we tend to think, "oh I am a Brahmana now and to take care of

the cows and clean up their dung and do the dirty work, is a low class

service". in reality, most of us are not Brahmanas and not even Ksatriyas.

 

Lord Caitanya explained that because of the pious activities he had done as

a cowherd boy in His last life, he became a Brahmana in His present life.

 

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TRANSLATION

 

"In My last birth I was born in the family of cowherd men, and I gave

protection to the calves and cows. Because of such pious activities, I have

now become the son of a brahmana."

 

PURPORT

 

The words of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the greatest authority, herein

clearly indicate that one becomes pious simply by keeping cows and

protecting them. Unfortunately, people have become such rascals that they

do not even care about the words of an authority. People generally

consider cowherd men lowly members of society, but herein Caitanya

Mahaprabhu confirms that they are so pious that in their next lives they

are going to be brahmanas. The caste system has a specific purpose. If

this scientific system is followed, human society will get the greatest

benefit. Heeding this instruction by the Lord, people should serve cows

and calves and in return get ample quantities of milk. There is no loss in

serving the cows and calves, but modern human society has become so

degraded that instead of giving protection to the cows and serving them,

people are killing them. How can they expect peace and prosperity in human

society while committing such sinful activities? It is impossible.

 

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only Krishna does not fall into the four divisions. As a Child Krishna acted

as a Cowherd boy and later in life, he acted as a Ksatriya.

 

A society needs merchants, administrators, sweepers, Priests, cowherds,

farmers etc.

It is the picture in whole that we need to look at and PRACTICE it. Not that

now I got Brahman initiation, I no longer belong in the cow barn or on the

fields or what ever.

 

Also Sudras need to be supported with food and clothing to keep them happy,

as Srila Prabhupada explained. Why do you think Srila Prabhupada introduced

Food for life?

Today we have so much problems with terrorism, crime etc. why? people are

not engaged in their real occupational nature.

in our days the government sends every one into the battlefields to fight

their stupid wars for their own profit. as we can see, this is creating a

big problem. Take Vietnam for example...

 

please comment

 

Your servant,

Hrimati dasi