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1. Introduction:
Our Veda (the Sruti), the only Hindu authority, does not mention anything on caste system. It
just mentions (for example Rig Veda Purusa Sukta etc) four keywords (called Varna, color,
class) Brahmana, Kshyatriya, Vaisya and Shudra with their definition based on Guna-Karma or
mental inclination. Later texts like Mahabharat, Gita(4.13) also defines these keywords based on
Guna-Karma.
These Guna-Karma divisions as per Sankhya darshan is:
1. Activities done by a person with dominant Satwa guna called as Brahmana.
2. With dominant Rajo guna mixed with Satwa guna called as Kshyatriya.
3. With dominant Rajo guna mixed with Tamo guna called as Vaisya.
4. With dominant Tamo guna is called Shudra.
Veda and Gita do not command to divide the society based on Guna-Karma. People choose this
as a formula to divide the society. Other formula could have been based on economy (high class,
middle class, low class) as it is done in USA. Due to advancement of technology, we can think of
dividing people based on genetic pattern. Twenty-three human chromosomes can provide all
details of mental, psychological inclination of a person.
So this caste system is neither the God created, nor a vision of Veda. It is a human creation.
Interestingly Yajur Veda and Mahabharata say in the beginning all humans were with dominant
Satwa guna, pure mind. Later their mind got corrupted when Greeks opened the Pandoras box.
This is in contradiction with what we study about primitive humans from western study: living in
jungle, taking raw meats, barbaric life etc. Our civilization says the first set of humans born with
pure mind, called as Risis. And we are all the Risi-putra(children of saints).
Unfortunately there are smritis(e.g. Goutama smriti, Manu Smriti etc) which say such fierce
words as these: If the Shudra hears the Vedas, fill his ears with molten lead, and if he
remembers a line, cut his tongue out. This is diabolical old barbarism no doubt. These books are
not aligned to Veda. However people thought that Smriti is a Hindu scripture. But those are not.
Unfortunately those books are instrumental in diving people.
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8. Even today Christian missionaries are targeting the downtrodden, rural, poor lower caste
people to convert into other religion. And this has a strong impact on Hindu population and
Hindu civilization. Unless they are uplifted, there is no solution to this conversion issue.
Conclusion:
So your caste was voluntarily declared by your own forefather. Now it is your turn to undo the
mistake.
Anything that does not show dynamism (we call it evolution) will eventually die. For example
there is a huge water pool and it is decided not to allow any water enter into it thinking that its
purity will be lost. Eventually this water pool will be stinky. Similarly if you dont allow other
community (caste) to enter into your family life, then whole genetic system, immunity system
and cultural system will fall apart. The aroma has vanished and only the stinky ugly part is
poisoning the mind of society. Dont propagate this ignorance to your next generation, your sons
and daughters.
Origin of Indian Caste System
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