" भारत की मिट्टी का, परंपरा का, अनुभव सिद्ध, इतिहास सिद्ध, तर्क सिद्ध ऐसा शुद्ध, सत्य विचार है, उसके अधिष्ठान पर ही संघ खड़ा है। सत्य मेव जयते वाला अपना देश है, उसकी विजयी सुनिश्चित है। "
" Varna system by karma ( work ) not by birth is a fundamental concept underlying the Hindu society"
Let me take a few core foundation stones and tenants of Hinduism as practiced today and explore the difference between what the Vedas teach and our daily practice. a) The caste system • Attempts at reformation by various Gurus and God himself (Vishnu as in the dasha avtara) • Divisions between Vaishnavits, Shaivaits and the non-existent Bhramanites. Caste- The biggest divider and discriminator in Hinduism We are all aware of caste system. We wear it proudly on our shoulders if we come from the higher ones, and hide it when we do not belong to the elite casts. We are born’ into it, live and die by it. Did our ancient wise forefathers sanction the way we practice it today? Here are some excerpts from the Vedas - Chapter IV, verse 13 (above) in the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna, depending upon a person’s guna (aptitude) and karma (actions), there are four varnas (castes). As per this shloka, a person’s varna or caste is determined by his guna and karma, and not by hi
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