“The actual social structure should be that the first-class intelligent class, the brahmanas should be for studying and educating people for God consciousness. They are the gurus of all other classes. The second class, the ksatriyas give protection from dangers and they can distribute the land. So after the first, second, and third class, the remaining should help the upper three classes, then everyone will be employed.”
(SPL to Balavanta, 28th April, 1974)
“There is no question of a devotee becoming a sudra if he does certain work. No, a devotee is never a sudra. He is transcendental. Because their activity is done in transcendental loving service unto the Lord, it is all on the transcendental plane: brahma-bhuyaya kalpate. You should not quit your present job, it is good service to Krsna. Although you may be working hard, you are always working for Krsna; so do not be confused about your position, and never forget Krsna in any circumstances.”
(SPL to Gopala Krsna, 27th April, 1974)
“My next program is to reinstate the Vedic divisions in society as recommended in the Bhagavad-gita:
catur-varnyam maya srstam, guna-karma-vibhagasah
tasya kartaram api mam, viddhy akartaram avyayam
Without this divisions there cannot be any systematic peaceful running of human activities. There must be a very intelligent class to guide the whole population with brahminical qualifications. There must be a class of people to give protection to the people at the time of danger and ordinarily to maintain peace and order, the ksatriyas. There must be a section to produce food and grains sumptuously for feeding animals and humans without discrimination. Especially cows must be protected by this class. The meat eater class may not be encouraged but it they are stubbornly attached they can eat hogs and dogs or goats and lambs under certain conditions only, but not by maintaining slaughterhouses. Then human society will be very peaceful and everyone engaged in employment without producing any idle brains which are devil’s workshops. If England and America as well as France and Germany can understand this philosophy there will be great theistic revolution which will counteract the atheistic philosophy of Marxism. The present communistic philosophy must be countered by a revival of the principles of catur-varnyam.”
(SPL to Symasundara, 1st April, 1974)