RE:RE:RE:Persecution
by Dheeraj Akula on Mar 13, 2008 05:19 PM
Yet another point is: caste by birth is a recent phenomenon.
According to the original varna system, "janmanaa jaayathe sudrah", which means that everyone is a sudra by birth.
Lord Krishna too says in Gita, "chaathur varnam mayaa srushtam guna karma vibhaagasah", which means that the four varnas were created on the basis of guna and karma, not on the basis of birth. Some ignorant people translate "karma" as profession or occupation, but nowhere in the Gita, krishna talks about any professional duties. "karma" means action, and it is classified as selfish and slefless actions, to put it simply. So, a person belongs to one of the varnas on the basis of his qualities and the type of actions he performs. Varna does not come by birth.
When barbarians after barbarians started plundering the country, these structures that were there were destroyed by them. Sometime during these invasions, murders and rapes, everything degenerated and people started following caste by birth.
What I want to say is don't just accuse Brahmins for everything. They were the most powerless people all along. But they were respected for their knowledge.
People see the Brahmins of the last two or more centuries and form their opinions about ancient Brahmins and Indians. You are bound to be wrong.
