THE NATURAL DHARMA
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Each of us is unique in our capabilities and interests.
Accordingly, our responsibilities
are different. If you try to imitate
others, thinking their responsibility
appears more attractive, you will be
making the mistake of following
somebody else's pathIn the vedic
culture, a child was taken to a
Gurukul, the ancient system of
living, learning at the feet of
Master, before the age of seven.
The Guru taught the child based on
his or her abilities. If the child had
the aptitude to become a scholar he
was trained in scriptures, and
became a brāhmaṇa. If the child
was aggressive and courageous, he
was trained in martial arts, and
became a kṣatriya, meaning warrior,
and so on. Varṇa or caste
classification was based on one's
natural abilities, not on birth
