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Vaisnava to become is not so easy


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 not so impudent.

—Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.41 Lecture
Mayapura 21 October 1974

 
In big scale you cannot make all of them as brahmanas or sannyasis. No. That is not possible. This is a small scale. How many percentage of people of the world we are controlling? Very insignificant. But if you want to make the whole human society perfect, then this Krishna consciousness movement should be introduced according to Krishna’s instruction, if you want to do it in a large scale for the benefit of the whole human society.

Now we are picking up some of them, best. That is another thing. But Caitanya Mahaprabhu said para-upakara. Why a certain section should be picked up? The whole mass of people will get the benefit of it. Then it is required, systematic. Sve sve karmany abhirata samsiddhim labhate narah. Para-upakara means mass benefit, not there is certain section. Then we have to introduce this Varnasrama -dharma. It must be done perfectly, and it is possible and people will be happy.

—Room Conversation
Varnasrama System Must Be Introduced
Mayapura 14 February 1977
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