SOME OF OUR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

This is applicable to religion and caste also. If we take caste, we find that the system was designed for the smooth functioning of society. It was a functional division, each man doing his allotted duty and all contributing to the general welfare of the community. According to the nature of the function, the nature of food; daily observances and ways of life were adopted. Aasramas were also prescribed for the same purpose.

But there is no justification for one caste considering itself superior to another. Of course, there are certain restrictions. They pertain to marriages and personal observances. They are restrictions which each caste imposes on itself; they are not impose from outside.  

A number of faggots are tied together with a string. If one faggot is removed, the bond will be come loose and all the faggots will fall out. Supposing the faggots were first tied into four or five bundles, and then all those four or five bundle were tied together with a common bond; even is one faggot got loose, the bundle will remain unaffected.

Similarly, members of a society are tied together in a number of cohesive, bundles called castes, and then all bundles are tied together with the common bond of religion. Caste and religion are meant to keep society together so that all the component parts would strive for the general welfare of the community as a whole, in an atmosphere of co-operation, and not to create hatred and conflicts.

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