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Brahmin, Kshetriya, Vaishya or Shudra. For example,
Brahmins who perform much of the intellectual, creative
and spiritual work within a community have a high
proportion of sattva and low proportions of tamas and
rajas. A kshetriya who is inclined toward political,
administrative and military work has a high proportion of
rajas, a medium proportion of sattva and a low proportion
of tamas. A Vaishya who performs the tasks of
businessman, employer and skilled laborer also has a high
proportion of rajas but has relatively equal proportions of
sattva and tamas, both of which are lower than rajas. Last,
a shudra who performs the unskilled labor in society has a
high proportion of tamas, a low proportion of sattva and
a medium proportion of rajas.
These gunas are not inherited. They are based on one’s
inherent nature and one’s karma. Therefore one’s “varna”
was not supposed to be based on heredity, and in the past
it was not. It is only in relatively modern times that the
strict, rigid, heredity-based “caste” system has come into
existence. There are many examples in the scriptures and
in history of people transcending the “class” or “varna”
into which they were born. Everyone was free to choose
an occupation according to his/her guna and karma.
feet which do the necessary running around in the service
of the rest of the body represent the shudra caste. No one
can say the brain is better than the legs or that hands are
superior to feet. Each is equally important for the overall
functioning of the body system. They just serve different
roles.
The way to unite people now is education. We must bring
awareness that all people are equal and that there are no
small or big people or superior or inferior people. Spiritual
leaders and other teachers can teach the truth of the
scriptures and help eradicate this prejudice.
Look at Bhagwan Ram and Bhagwan Krishna. Both show
the example of taking their food from even people of the
lowest caste and going to the homes of the lower caste
people. It is devotion, purity and commitment which make
us great or small, not our caste.
2. Many Indians living abroad, even today, observe
firm rules and regulations restricting themselves
within one’s own caste and community whenever
it comes to organising their children’s marriages.
Is this a proper procedure to continue these days?
Should these practices be liberalised?
Further, according to the scriptures, there is no hierarchy
at all inherent in the varna system. All parts are of equal
These regulations should be loosened. Parents’ focus
importance and equal worth. A good example is to
should be on encouraging their children to marry Indians
imagine a human body. The brain which thinks, plans and
rather than being so stuck in a particular caste. The
guides represents the Brahmin caste. The hands and arms
important thing is that our children marry Indians so that
which fight, protect and work represent the kshetriya caste.
the culture and tradition are passed on. Ideally they should
The stomach which serves as the source of energy and
marry people from a similar culture/language
“transactions” represents the vaishya caste, and the legs/
background within the Indian community (for example,
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