Lord Krishna's Spiritual Paths

purifying the mind that is indispensable if one wants to progress spiritually and attain the necessary wisdom that will remove all his doubts and weak mindedness that are born out of his ignorance by making him knowledgeable. Lord Krishna is putting before the entire mankind through Arjuna, each one of these Spiritual paths so that each can choose any one of these or all the paths or Yogas or the spiritual disciplines as per his inherent dominant nature that make him choose to be a Braahmana or a Kshatriya or a Vysya or a Shoodra and also as per his role in life so that one can come out of his ignorance with the necessary wisdom. By highlighting each of these paths Lord Krishna is only trying to show the equal importance of all these Spiritual methods that will culminate in Wisdom (Vijnana) ultimately. When one understands this, then he will entertain no confusion in Lord Krishna’s verses.
5. Lord Krishna mentions about the Varna system in which people are categorized in to four classes or castes or Varnas. He also says that He, referring to the Universal Consciousness created this division. How can He, the realized Soul who has become the very Absolute Consciousness create such divisions in society? He also says that He, as the Supreme created the Varna System but is independent of it-- How is this possible? The Varna system in its original sense did not refer to caste system that is based upon one’s birth in a particular caste. The term ‘Varna’ is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Vri’ that means to choose. In this sense, that profession which one chooses as per his dominant tendency or nature becomes his Varna. During very ancient times people in

He is one who has realized Brahman, the Supreme. It is a state to be achieved and experienced. Braahmana therefore is one who contemplates on one’s own self as the Spirit without a second as Truth-, Wisdom- Bliss (Satyam- Shivam