Why casteism is based on birth rather than present Gunas & Karmas?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I've seen many Brahmins & Kshatriyas (called) behaving like Shudras (called). Being wallowed in material pleasures,cruelty,ignorance etc. On the other hand we find many Shudras behaving like Brahmin, having spiritual qualities, tolerance, calmness etc. Then don't you think birth based system is flawed one. There are following cases to be answered then.

• How can any Brahmin or Kshatriya affirm that all his/her forefathers were not a result of intermixing of castes,otherwise the complete generation must be outcaste. Means, a Brahmin/Kshatriya is Brahmin/Kshatriya if and only if all his/her forefathers since creation were strictly Brahmin or strictly Kshatriya.

• If we classify castes as karma or Guna based then how to determine someone castes ?

• Is there really any need of caste at all? In the sense real Dharma is Atma Dharma. all dharmas are inferior to Atma Dharma. So can't all be made to follow this Atma Dharma only? Would be better if answer touches philosophy of non duality ( Adwait Vedanta )