Maharishi Mahesh Yogin guru, Jyotir MaThan Shankaraac
haarya 1941- 1953, Swaamii Brahmaananda Sarasvatii Mahaaraaj(sp?) on todennut kasteista mm. seuraavaa:
Guru Dev says,
Another great misuse of body and mind is for people to begin supporting castes and sects. You have obtained the body of a human being; you've been born into some caste or another, be it Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or shūdra. In whatever varNa you have been born within, everyone is authorized to remember Bhagavaan (cultivate Transcendence), and everyone is eligible to become close to Bhagavaan.There will be some class differences, but this is not something which should be over- emphasized. Wherever your birth has taken place, it's over now. Now you should try to live in such a way that you will not take birth again. You should not waste your precious time in supporting the caste in which you have taken birth.This world is like a way station. After coming here you should work for the main goal, not to support this way station. In human life, it is improper for the mind, which is supposed to be engaged in Bhagavaan, to be engaged in wrong or trivial activities.
