Reviving Varnasrama

Prabhupada: Varnasrama-dharma should be introduced all over the world, and... Satsvarupa: Introduced starting with ISKCON community? Prabhupada: Yes. Yes. Brahmana, ksatriyas. There must be regular education. Hari-sauri: But in our community, if the..., being as we're training up as Vaisnavas... Prabhupada: Yes. Hari-sauri: ...then how will we be able to make divisions in our society? Prabhupada: Vaisnava is not so easy . The Varnasrama -dharma should be established to become a Vaisnava. It is not so easy to become Vaisnava. Hari-sauri: No, it's not a cheap thing. Prabhupada: Yes. Therefore, this should be made. Vaisnava, to become Vaisnava, is not so easy. If Vaisnava, to become Vaisnava is so easy, why so many fall down, fall down? It is not easy. —Room Conversation Varnasrama System Must Be Introduced Mayapura 14 February 1977   Actually, a Vaisnava is above this Varnasrama -dharma. But we don't claim that we have become perfect Vaisnava. We are...

Prabhupada: So one side, there is no rain; one side, there is no rice, especially in India; and one side, heavy tax. So they'll be all confused. They have already become confused. So in the confusion state it will be very difficult to make them Krishna conscious. Therefore preliminary help should be given. Visnujana: Preliminary. Prabhupada: Yes. That they should not be in chaos and confusion. Otherwise, how the brain will work? Visnujana: Yes. No one can give rapt attention without peace of mind. Prabhupada: Yes, yes. Our main aim is how to give them Krishna consciousness. But if they are already disturbed in every respect, then how they'll take it? Therefore we are taking these subjects, to help him to come to the Krishna consciousness. And this is the method-varnasrama. Visnujana: ...This is the most auspicious work for now, is this remedial measure to stop the chaos in the world? Prabhupada: Yes. Visnujana: That's most auspicious. Prabhupada: Most auspicious. Because...

Nowadays we see that although people are having better facilities of life, more technology which is making their life easier, more and more comforts etc., still there are sufficient number of people who are deep down not happy and satisfied with the way they are living their lives. On an average, people's lives have become very complicated; anyone you touch and ask them about their problems they either have health problems (majorly) or financial problems or family problems or relationship problems or legal issues or property litigations and many more. Common man is very very disturbed mentally. Some people are earning lot of money but they are not an exception. Somehow if we carefully observe, the life in the cities is pointless. Because cities are centred around luxury and higher standard of living. In cities everything is expensive. Food, clothing and shelter which are a fundamental requirement for everyone are very expensive on an average. Moreover, the principle of city life i...