The Difference Between Brahminical and Mundane Writing

As in these days hardly a brahminical person can be found, a person characterized by austerity, truthfulness, non-violence, and a merciful attitude to teach others without any financial remuneration, it is also not easy to understand how such a person expresses himself.

For those with a ksatriya, managerial nature; a vaisya, business and trade nature; and, above all, a sudra, simple working-class nature, brahmanas often appear to be indecisive and confusing in their writings. Why? A brahmana expresses himself in a documentary style, avoiding subjective interpretations and instead presenting the statements of the scriptures from various angles, thereby leaving it up to the readers to decide how to act.

Appealing to their intelligence, such a brahminical person entrusts the responsibility for the consequent action to the reader himself, thus avoiding final responsibility for the consequent karmic result of such action.

Of course, in Krsna Consciousness, a brahmana is expected to deliver TRANSCENDENTAL ways to act, abstaining from the mundane concepts of "good" and "bad."

This is only possible by being absolutely chaste to Krsna's words, the definition of Ultimate Truth.

As a brahmana may appear to be confusing for the less intelligent class of men, for those who are afraid of Truth, mainly the vaisya and sudra class, brahmanas are to be avoided.

It was here that Srila Prabhupada stated in my presence that without the cooperation of brahmanas and ksatriyas, the Hare Krsna movement will not spread.

Some may argue that by pleasing the senses of the public in general, Krsna Consciousness will become "popular," and it seems so at first glance. But appearances can be deceiving, and so the entertaining version of "Krsna Consciousness," with its shallow impact, will be an "easy come, easy go" version of what Srila Prabhupada gave.

It used to be that strongly preaching sannyasis were presented on the front lines of public preaching. Today, it is the colorfully dressed ladies we get to see, making the mundane men lust over their swinging bodies in harinama processions.

All this to the sound of the Holy Name, which surely may have some postdated effect, but it is not surprising that, speaking for the West, the brahmacarya ashrams are practically empty, and sannyasis can be seen surrounded and intimately served mostly by ladies or men who act like ladies. The consequent fall-downs are predictable.

All this makes the truly brahminical class of men, symbolized by detachment, into a small band of renegades who rather retreat into some sort of seclusion, uninspired by the actions of the ruthless vaisya and sudra class of men, who consider money to be the honey and not the transcendental knowledge delivered by the brahminical class of men.

But Srila Prabhupada did not retreat.

He advocated that "the best defense is a good offense." He called himself a "karate man," expertly pushing the weak points of a demonically managed society, not hesitating to expose the hypocrisy of the leaders. Knowing the absence of intelligence of most of the Kali Yuga residents, he preached conclusively so that even the most simple man could understand.

That was his mercy, making the highest knowledge and culture available on this planet, the knowledge of God and the ways to return to Him, available to mankind.

And still, not many take the golden opportunity to listen to his words, as some of his so-called followers have covered his original message with an undefined Mayavada, humanistic, and altruistic blanket of populistic doctrines.

But for those who are true seekers of Truth, this serves only as inspiration to present the essence of the teachings Srila Prabhupada delivered even more vigorously.

One devotee speaking the Truth can outweigh tons of hypocrites.

This was Srila Prabhupada's and his guru's logic; this was their truly brahminical preaching.

Even in our seemingly mediocre ways, we should try to follow in their footsteps.

Once I asked my leading godbrother how it was that, despite my non-brahminical nature, I loved to preach what Srila Prabhupada gave. He almost shouted at me:

"In Srila Prabhupada's movement, EVERYBODY should preach!

This is a preaching movement!"

Right he was.