The word Caste should not be used. Varna Dharma does not translate to caste. Please check the following what the British coined and what we had during Buddha's time and before.
1. “We pigeon holed everyone by caste and if we could not find a true caste for them, labelled them with the name of hereditary occupation. We deplore the caste system and its effect on social and economic problems, but we are largely responsible for the system we deplore. M L Middleton, I.C.S. Superintendent of the Government of India, in the census 1911 Report for Punjab and Delhi (Vol 15, Part I, p 343).” (cited in Puri, 2006). Use of the word caste is a vital part of political machinations and its convoluted use by the media is to mislead people.
2. This one is from Buddhist resources: When Buddha was passing through the streets of Magadha, the king asked him that you look like royalty but are clad as a beggar, who are you? He answered that his given name is Siddharath, his jaati is Shakya, his gotra is Gautam. But now he is nothing and nothing belongs to him?
3. Did the king ask him about his caste? Did he name his caste?
4. Why are we not able to erase it from our thought process and attitude? Because most people either out of ignorance and mostly out of need of this as propaganda tool try not to see the difference between sense, common sense and NONSENSE
Also check the Sankalpa mantra- varna is not mentioned
Feb 2·edited Feb 2Liked by Sanjeev Kumar|संजीव कुमार
Nice article! Interesting observation.
In fact, one could do a PhD in Modi's Hindi speeches as he is very well versed in using and introducing lexicons rooted in Indic philosophy and culture. Even his unscripted speeches have generous use of such statements and phrases that have a direct link to shastras and Indic philosophy.
Many may think it is gimmicky or carefully scripted work . However I tend to believe that this is a direct and spontaneous result of when one internalizes the philosophy over a period of time.
The word Caste should not be used. Varna Dharma does not translate to caste. Please check the following what the British coined and what we had during Buddha's time and before.
1. “We pigeon holed everyone by caste and if we could not find a true caste for them, labelled them with the name of hereditary occupation. We deplore the caste system and its effect on social and economic problems, but we are largely responsible for the system we deplore. M L Middleton, I.C.S. Superintendent of the Government of India, in the census 1911 Report for Punjab and Delhi (Vol 15, Part I, p 343).” (cited in Puri, 2006). Use of the word caste is a vital part of political machinations and its convoluted use by the media is to mislead people.
2. This one is from Buddhist resources: When Buddha was passing through the streets of Magadha, the king asked him that you look like royalty but are clad as a beggar, who are you? He answered that his given name is Siddharath, his jaati is Shakya, his gotra is Gautam. But now he is nothing and nothing belongs to him?
3. Did the king ask him about his caste? Did he name his caste?
4. Why are we not able to erase it from our thought process and attitude? Because most people either out of ignorance and mostly out of need of this as propaganda tool try not to see the difference between sense, common sense and NONSENSE
Also check the Sankalpa mantra- varna is not mentioned
Nice article! Interesting observation.
In fact, one could do a PhD in Modi's Hindi speeches as he is very well versed in using and introducing lexicons rooted in Indic philosophy and culture. Even his unscripted speeches have generous use of such statements and phrases that have a direct link to shastras and Indic philosophy.
Many may think it is gimmicky or carefully scripted work . However I tend to believe that this is a direct and spontaneous result of when one internalizes the philosophy over a period of time.