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Sudra means workers. They haven't got much intelligence, neither they can work as administrator or traders, but they work and get some salary

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Lectures

Initiation Lectures

The brāhmaṇa is the first-intelligent class of men, the kṣatriyas the next intelligent class of men, and the vaiśyas, or the mercantile class of men, interested in money by trade, commerce, agriculture, industry, they are called vaiśyas. So next, the last class is called śūdra. Śūdra means workers. They haven't got much intelligence, neither they can work as administrator or traders, but they work and get some salary. They are called śūdras.

One who remembers the Supreme Personality of Godhead always, he remains always purified, śuci. Śuci. Śuci means . . . another meaning of śuci is brāhmaṇa, purified.

A brāhmaṇa . . . according to nature's division, there are four classes of men: the brāhmaṇa, the kṣatriyas, the vaiśyas and the śūdra. Brāhmaṇa means the intellectual class of men who knows hygienic rules, keeps himself always purified and engaged in studying Vedic literatures for understanding this world, God, himself, the interrelation. They are called brāhmaṇa. And the kṣatriya means those who live their life under the instruction of the brahmin but they are engaged in administration of the state, they are called kṣatriyas. Then vaiśyas, still less intelligent class.

The brāhmaṇa is the first-intelligent class of men, the kṣatriyas the next intelligent class of men, and the vaiśyas, or the mercantile class of men, interested in money by trade, commerce, agriculture, industry, they are called vaiśyas. So next, the last class is called śūdra. Śūdra means workers. They haven't got much intelligence, neither they can work as administrator or traders, but they work and get some salary. They are called śūdras.

So śuci means the first-class intellectual class of men. So anyone who is always chanting the holy name of God and keeps himself purified, he is śuci. Śuci means the first-class purified intelligent class of man. So they are called brāhmaṇas in Sanskrit. So it is not that the brāhmaṇas are to be found in India only. Any intelligent class of men, anyone who takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is brahmin.

In this initiation ceremony there will be some persons who will be initiated for chanting the holy name, and some of them will be initiated for the second time. They were initiated before for chanting the holy name; now they will be initiated with a sacred thread. Sacred thread means recognition of complete brahminical culture.

So a brahmin is, the qualification of brahmin is:

satya śama dama titikṣa ārjavam
jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyam
brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
(BG 18.42)

So a brahmin should be truthful in any circumstances. He will never speak lie. Truthful, satya. Śama. Śama means keeping the mind always in equilibrium. And dama, dama means keeping the senses under control. Śama dama titikṣa. Titikṣa means toleration. There may be so many tribulations, but a brahmin is supposed to be very, very tolerant. Toleration.

The first-class example of toleration in the Western country: Lord Jesus Christ. He was being crucified; still, he did not take any steps. If he wanted, he could take steps, but he was tolerating. So this is the sign of brahminical symptom. Titikṣa ārjava. Ārjava means simplicity. A brahmin is not supposed to be crooked and duplicity. No. Simple.

It is said even the enemy wants to know something from him, he will clearly say: "It is this." That is called simplicity. Then jñānam. Jñānam means knowledge, full knowledge. And vijñānam means scientific knowledge, practical application in life. That is called vijñānam. Āstikyam. Āstikyam means to have full faith in Vedic literature. That is called āstikyam. These are the signs of brahmin.

So those who are going to be initiated with this sacred thread, they must always remember to follow all these rules and regulations. We should always remember that this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant for purifying the human society. Unless the human society is purified, there will be so many problems and disturbances in the human society.

Page Title:Sudra means workers. They haven't got much intelligence, neither they can work as administrator or traders, but they work and get some salary
Compiler:PoojaA
Created:2022-09-22, 02:55:17
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
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