Intelligentsia
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 7 - 12
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Nectar of Instruction
Conversations and Morning Walks
1974 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: So according to our Vedic conception, the labor class man is supposed to be the fourth-class man. First-class man, intelligentsia, very intelligent, learned. Or intelligent—one who can understand up to God. To understand God requires great intelligence. So first intelligent class of men, up to, so they are called brāhmaṇa. The next intelligent class man, those who give protection to the society, kṣatriya. And the third class, those who produce food and distribute. They are third class. And other, all others, they are fourth class.
C. Hennis: My organization is in fact concerned with the well being of all four classes. It is not only with the laboring man. It's also primarily with the producers, but also with the managers, leaders, and to a certain extent also with the protective classes in that we are interested in the well-being of policemen, hospital personnel, doctors, nurses, that kind of social security workers, and that kind of person. We are interested in the intelligentsia in that they are professional workers, often independent, whose professional rights and obligations need to be safeguarded and codified. That's a standard laid down in the form of international labor standards. One of our activities, not perhaps now the most important, but one of the first.
Prabhupāda: No. My point was, point is that... Because one is fourth-class, therefore we are not interested in that—it is not my point. My point is that there are four classes of men: first-class, second-class, third-class, fourth-class. And our point of view, this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, is meant for taking care of all classes of men.1977 Conversations and Morning Walks
Correspondence
1972 Correspondence
1975 Correspondence
Page Title: | Intelligentsia |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, ChrisF |
Created: | 19 of Nov, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=1, SB=0, CC=0, OB=1, Lec=0, Con=2, Let=2 |
No. of Quotes: | 6 |