Varna of Eastern Europe - 1

October 30, 1994

Q: In what varna era were the post World War II East European nations and Baltic republics? If in the ks'attriyan era, how was ks'attriyan dominance established without the occurrence of shudra revolution?

I will answer this question. The post World War II European nations, in the east and Baltic areas, underwent no ks'attriya revolution. They remain in the shu'dra era. To understand varnas, it is essential to look at the psychology of the people, into their mentality and into their fundamental sense of themselves. In a ks'attriya era, there is a fundamental spirit of the warrior in the majority of individuals in a given place. They have the mentality of the ks'attriya. They have the mentality of the warrior. They are proud, they are fierce, they are loyal. Duty and honor abound. This is the spirit of the ks'attriya.

Now, the spirit of the shu'dra is one of a worker. They are humble, they bow their heads and will take orders from overseers. They will work very hard and will be very humble in what they ask for their labors. A ks'attriya will demand. A ks'attriya will not work under such circumstances. A ks'attriya will die before they will do such work. For a ks'attriya, death is a noble cause, a noble act. To die for a cause is noble and is greatly admired. Those who have died for a cause are admired. There is no fear of death, not if it is honorable. For honor is everything for a ks'attriya.

For a shu'dra, honor is not so important. What is important is the day to day subsistence. The simple life in the family, the simple pleasures of a human being. They simply work to get the opportunity for the simple pleasures of life, and they will accept the guidance and the oversight of others, for they are simple hearted people. They are not proud. Honor is not all for them. Survival is most important for the shu'dra. They wish to survive, they wish their family to survive. They simply wish their basic needs to be met so they can live an ordinary life, a simple and humble life. That is the mentality of the shu'dra. They are just ordinary people, they just want ordinary life. They want the peace of a human life. So, if an expert individual comes along, or if a conqueror comes along, they will adjust themselves to that person as long as they can maintain themselves. A ks'attriya, however, will never adjust. A ks'attriya will die or decide, "This is my Lord to whom I will be loyal". And they will do everything for duty, for honor, for loyalty's sake.

Now, there are always individuals in each group within a society, but the dominant psychology will be one or the other in a given era. I would propose that the dominant psychology in these areas remains shu'dra. There has been no shu'dra revolution.