Varnasrama (Lectures, BG)

Expressions researched:
"varna and asrama" |"varnasrama" |" varnasramites" |" varnas and asramas" |" four varnas" |" four asramas" |" orders of human society" |" four social orders" |" four spiritual divisions" |" orders of society" |" four divisions" |"four occupational" |" four orders" |" four castes" |" four statuses" |" spiritual order system" |"social statuses" |"orders of life" |" social orders" |"social order" |"spiritual order" |"asrama or varna" |"caste divisions" |"four groups" |"spiritual orders" |"occupational divisions" |"social divisions" |"division of human society" |"social divisions" |"social division" |"divisions of society" |"division of society" |"divide the society" |"divide our society" |"varna asrama" |"varna ashrama" |"catur-varnyam."

Lectures

Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Introduction to Gitopanisad (Earliest Recording of Srila Prabhupada in the Bhaktivedanta Archives): The Lord never suggests something impractical. This material world, to maintain this body, one has to work. The work is divided into four divisions of social order: brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra. The intelligent class of the society, they are working in a different way, and the administrator class of society, they are also working in a different way. The mercantile society, the productive society, they are also working in a different way, and the laborer class, they are also working in different way. In the human society, either as laborer or as mercantile men, or as politicians, administrators, or as the highest class of intelligent class of men in literary career, scientific researches, everybody is engaged in some work, and one has to work, struggle for existence.