in the hinduism yeah we have got uh this cost system which is uh really bothering me a lot
since you know and uh say like if you're born sudras you you're condemned already before
you're born that you you cannot go higher up and it's there's no inequality in the hinduism
very good question and i'll answer it in and i'll give you swami vivekananda's answer what's
my answer and this answer has been very helpful to me when i'm fighting the education bodies in
modern times and he gave this answer 100 years ago very useful he said find me one
scripture of authority of the hindus that gives sanction to the hereditary hierarchical caste
system hierarchical means upper lower and outcast and hereditary means is already fixed since you're
born from the time you're born i said show me one scripture of authority of the hindus which has
given sanction to the hereditary hierarchical caste system you will find nothing zero
in the in the vedas in the bhagavad-gita no such mention of a high ranking
headed a tree cast system at all so yes you swami vivekananda's teaching is everything i'm doing is
i'm pinched from sami vivekananda nothing comes from me i'm just kind of you know wreckling
so you see i used this particular argument to really knock out nxl board in the london edx
board they were teaching twenty percent of the syllabus was devoted to the teaching of
hereditary hierarchical caste system as hinduism so i took them to task in a big meeting with 10
or 15 of them sitting around trying to knock me out saying no this is necessary mr lakhani
i said show me one scripture show me where is the virus authority
if you can't find me take it out they couldn't find it then i explained to them the only
mention of the word caste in the scriptures of authority of the hindu tradition in the rigveda
and in the bhagavad-gita is as follows it is simply a comment which says just as different
parts of the body fulfill different functions for the maintenance of this body in the same way in
society via people with different skills different abilities they must use their abilities to the
full for the benefit of the society this is called in simplest called division of labor based on your
aptitude your ability every modern society that i know of uses that they start streaming children
you know such exams and 11 plus and whatever ngcs they start streaming youngsters thinking you'll
do good in economics oh you will do good in you know in engineering oh you look good in you know
becoming a chemist so they already start streaming so this is called division of labor based on your
ability this is the only mentioned idea of castes in the bhagavad-gita or the
veda so for example in bhagavad-gita chapter 18 they'll specify who is a brahmin what a person
who's born in a brahmin family no says the krishna he says a brahmana is a person who sent whose life
is god centered who is content and and based in truth this is the definition of a brahmana so
anybody can be a brahmana if he is god centered if he believe you know his his life is based in truth
and he's content in nature these are the qualities to qualify you as a brahman so this is you like
your abilities that come into play and not your not your birth there is no hierarchy as
well this is if you like a very unique way of presenting the idea of hereditary hierarchical
caste system at one stage you know i was asked on radio 4 program about the causes because they like
to put hinduism down especially bbc they like to put hinduism down so they said mr lakhani tell us
about hereditary hierarchical caste system in the united kingdom as we want to have the best
example of hereditary hierarchical caste system in the united kingdom you're sure i said i'll tell
you the answer provided you broadcast it yes we will do that go on with surprise what am i saying
i said the best example of hereditary hierarchical caste system in operation in the united
kingdom is in buckingham palace by mere birth a person is considered to be fit to be the ruler
of this nation head of the head of the state just by mere birth normally head of the state i said
head of the church too this is hierarchical caste system squared we can't beat you chaps you are
better than us and they didn't broadcast that and of course i've lost my chance of mb straight away
you