Aren't we all educated right from birth as to what CASTE we belong to???? Its an important curiosity raised within a child when everywhere in any institution, organization, record its mandatory to fill up the caste column.....
No one would like to thus leave it blank and therefore after gaining the knowledge of CASTE name, we would want to or are forced to dwell deeper into its glory and the fortunate feel being instilled within if an individual is born into a higher caste....
How was this hierarchy of castes decided, with my very limited knowledge , I assume it is vedic as per Hindu religion and among other communities and religions it must be as per the originator of that particular caste and sub caste based on different philosophies of different spiritual leaders.... Thus emerged an entire big ocean of CASTES, COMMUNITIES, CREED, RACE, RELIGION, ETCETERA, ETC.
If everything around us is a boon or curse, I guess the positive aspects of creating Castes and religions are more of a curse today as nowhere its essential meaning is being acted upon.
The law and order, regulations and rules to help smooth functionality of humans was the idea to bring upon these, religion being a way to attain spirituality and religious scripts to have a controlled and humane approach in societal operations are now turned into FEAR BASED religions and DIFFERENTIATION BASED castes.....
I have witnessed pride in many so called higher castes on the basis of that mentioned in Scriptures and like wise an indirect hatred and dislike, almost looking down upon those born under other castes.... Was this the intention on creating CASTEISM???? If not, the so called highly learned class today who have academic proficiency but no humane values as that particular mental work is governed by fear, pride and manipulated thoughts against other people.....
Every tradition is created with a good intention but we often forget rather do not even bother to understand as to under what given condition a particular ritual /tradition or hierarchical CASTEISM was given rise to and what were the underlying intentions to follow them....????
If today, with intellectual contributions we can replace cooking on fire with gas stoves and electric stoves as we understand that purpose of cooking has to be fulfilled not the same method as times have changed.... Similarly with globalization , when everyone is freely traveling everywhere and immense exchanges of ideas are taking place, why do we not extract the ESSENCE of our religious teaching and values for HUMANITY PURPOSE and gain our SPIRITUAL PROGRESS TOO?????
To my astonishment, the more I find people immersed into castes, religions and rituals, the more insensitive and inhumane they tend to become towards all who do not belong to their group or subgroup.... Many might not uprightly show the difference to carry on with their professional benefits but have nurtured a differentiated feeling toward others...
This herd mentality , which the so called INTELLECTUAL MAN is following is degrading their spiritual growth.... Its sad but true that spiritual and material growth are inversely proportionate ...
Millions of temple, mosques, churches, etc with tremendous amount of mental and physical contributions to religious methods are still not able to reduce or control the growing hatred of MAN vs MAN....
Let's stick to our core reality of being a
HUMAN first and then everything will be clearer to adopt as much needed to bring PEACE and HARMONY....
MAY WE ALL BE BLESSED!
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