Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sri Ramakrishna on caste system

The conversation turned to the caste-system. Sri Ramakrishna said: "The caste-system can be removed by one means only, and that is the love of God. Lovers of God do not belong to any caste. The mind, body, and soul of a man become purified through divine love. Chaitanya and Nityananda scattered the name of Hari to everyone, including the pariah, and embraced them all. A brahmin without this love is no longer a brahmin. And a pariah with the love of God is no longer a pariah. Through bhakti an untouchable becomes pure and elevated."

Source: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

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Shree Ramakrishna paramahsnsa is really a great human and a great teacher very few exist in the world.
Any comments should not be removed.
People should understand people by their good thoughts.

Indiaspirituality Blog said...

Namaste,

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