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Divisions of human society, is created by the Lord, because to elevate ourself from the clutches of this deluding maya, or illusion

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"divisions of human society, is created by the Lord, because to elevate ourself from the clutches of this deluding māyā, or illusion"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

In the Bhagavad-gītā you have read—already we have discussed—paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate. Paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate (BG 2.59): "One has to end this miserable life after finding out a life of bliss and knowledge and eternity." That should be our . . . we should not be trying only to end these miseries of life, expecting something void. No. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa . . . this cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭam (BG 4.13).

These divisions of human society, is created by the Lord, because to elevate ourself from the clutches of this deluding māyā, or illusion. So just like one has to be educated from the lower class to the postgraduate class, similarly, this division of labor is there just to elevate one from the lowest stage of consciousness to the highest stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So that is a cooperation. That is a cooperation.

The Supreme Lord is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha, and I am qualitatively one with Him. I am also, although I am small . . . just like a particle of the seawater, that is also salty. That is also salty. The taste of a small drop of seawater is the same as the taste of the big, vast, big ocean of the . . . Atlantic Ocean. So the quality is the same. Similarly, I may be small. I may be a spiritual atom. My position is that I am spiritual atom, and the Supreme Spirit is all, the greatest, but that does not mean I am different from the quality. I am of the same quality. So I am not void. Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre (BG 2.20).

If by frustration one commits suicide, oh, that is not the end of his miseries. He creates another misery. He creates another misery by committing suicide. Just like here, in the state law, if somebody attempts suicide and takes some poison, and if by treatment of the physician he's all right, he's again under the law, to be punished. Perhaps you know it. After curing him from that poisonous effect, he is under criminal code of the state: "Why you have attempted suicide?" Similarly, in the laws of nature if you commit suicide, that is another criminal act. So suicidal policy, to end this misery of life, is not all. We must have, I mean to say, greater life.

In the Bhagavad-gītā you have read—already we have discussed—paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate. Paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate (BG 2.59): "One has to end this miserable life after finding out a life of bliss and knowledge and eternity." That should be our . . . we should not be trying only to end these miseries of life, expecting something void. No. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa . . . this cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭam (BG 4.13).

These divisions of human society, is created by the Lord, because to elevate ourself from the clutches of this deluding māyā, or illusion. So just like one has to be educated from the lower class to the postgraduate class, similarly, this division of labor is there just to elevate one from the lowest stage of consciousness to the highest stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So that is a cooperation. That is a cooperation.

Just like my body. My body, there are different parts of my body. The head is the most important part of my body. The next important part is my arms. The next important part is my belly. And the next important part is my legs. But although the head is the most important part of my body, there is no question of neglecting the lowest part of my body, the legs.

Similarly, although there are divisions in the human society, four divisions, according to the different modes of nature . . . the highest class is called the brahmin, or the most intellectual class. And the next class is called the kṣatriya, just the administrative class. And the next is the vaiśya, or the mercantile, productive class. And the next is the śūdras, or the laborer class. So all of them, they are required. But if they cooperate for Kṛṣṇa consciousness, so there is no strife between these higher and lower classes.

Page Title:Divisions of human society, is created by the Lord, because to elevate ourself from the clutches of this deluding maya, or illusion
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-11-18, 05:14:24
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1