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How one becomes brāhmaṇa? Now you will find distinctly that cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ [Bg 4.13]:

[According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society …

"The four divisions of qualitative divisions is set by Me according to quality and karma." Never said that "according to …

Now, just like here is a qualified lawyer, Mr. Goldsmith. He is lawyer. Now, because he is lawyer, his son …

And what is that quality? Janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ. Janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ: "Anyone who takes his birth, by his birth he's …

Similarly, a man, unless he is twice-born, he is a śūdra. Twice-born. How is that twice-born? Because by birth anyone, …

So janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ saṁskārād bhaved dvijaḥ. Birth. Birth is not all, everything. The culture, saṁskāra. Saṁskāra means culture. One …

So therefore the system in the..., according to varṇāśrama-dharma, that not only by birth; before birth, when the father and …

So nowadays, at the present moment, this cultural program... I am speaking of India and everywhere. There is no such …

Just like every state is supposed to be welfare state. Every citizen of that state should be happy, should be …

The human society, human society is so arranged that the people, the members of the human society, should be free …

In Bhāgavata you will see that Ṛṣabhadeva says that "One should not become the spiritual master, one should not become …

Woman class and children class, they are taken in the same category. They require protection. They require protection. That is …

So this is the system of varṇāśrama-dharma. This is the system. The whole idea is that everyone should be given …

Now we are very much enthusiastic to become good nationals. Suppose I am American, a very good national. Now, after …

Now, this cātur-varṇyam, this plan of cātur-varṇyam, Lord says... You should always remember that this material creation, whole material creation... …

yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi- koṭiṣv aśeṣa-vasudhādi-vibhūti-bhinnam tad brahma niṣkalam anantam aśeṣa-bhūtaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

[Bs 5.40]

[I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose effulgence is the source of the nondifferentiated Brahman mentioned in the Upaniṣads, being …

So this material world is created. It is created for temporary existence. Bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate [Bg 8.19], you will find …