[Advaita-l] In defense of Advaita and Vivarta-Vada

[balagopal ramakrishnan]

The 4 Varnas are the broad classification of human activities. This is valid even today in any part of the world.The  varna vibhagha is done in three ways-
'jati' - by parentage,
'guna' - by aptitude & talent
'karma' - by one's current occupation. 

Much blood flowed in the 'jati' concept - both good & bad. IMHO one can call a person with a particular 'varna' when he is PURSUING  his abilities, aptitude, attitude, inclination , liking and learning. Only this way the person will be truly productive - both for himself and the society at large. I am sure this is easily said than done; since if we look at the multitude benefits of preserving the 'jati' concept, I suspect, we have lost more than we gained.

Regards

Balagopal



On Tuesday, 26 November 2013 10:56 AM, Sujal Upadhyay <sujal.u at gmail.com> wrote:
 
I agree:)

This should not be started again ;)

OM

Sujal Upadhyay

"To disconnect from the self and to become Aware of anything else is
nothing but unhappiness" - Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi

He who has faith has all
He who lacks faith, lacks all
It is the faith int he name of lord that works wonders
FAITH IS LIFE, DOUBT IS DEATH - Sri Ramakrishna


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:18 AM, Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Nov 2013, Anil Aggarwal wrote:
>
>  Please look up Lord Krishna view on varna in Srimad Bhagavad Gita, never
>> was meant to by birth
>>
>
> Oh God not this nonsense again.  Please look up the entire Mahabharata. Or
> spend 5 minutes in any corner of India.  Varna was _always_ meant by birth.
>
> That's all I'm going to say about this. If anyone feels like adding to it,
> first please consult the archives where this topic has been exhaustively
> beaten to death.
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
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