How to decide about my true caste?

[A spiritual conversation took place in Hyderabad on 23-08-2021 and was attended by a number of devotees. Some of the flashes of spiritual knowledge that were radiated from Śrī Datta Swami are given below for the benefit of the spiritual world.]

[Shri Bharath asked: When I study spiritual knowledge, I feel that I am a Brahmana. When I think to fight against injustice, I feel that I am a Kshtriya. When I do some business, I feel that I am Vaishya. When I do some public service and worry about worldly life, I feel that I am a Sudra. When I try to do horrible sin, I feel that I am untouchable. My caste is changing from one context to the other. This is based on Your recently established concept that caste is based on qualities and deeds and not by birth. How to decide about my true caste?]

Swami replied: There are two possibilities. One is that the caste can be maintained constant by following the relevant qualities and deeds throughout the life without any variation. You can find such people in the society. If your qualities and deeds vary, there is no doubt that your caste also varies as per the context. If you want to have a fixed caste, you must continue having the relevant qualities and deeds of a caste you desire. Except this one way, there is no other way to maintain a caste permanently throughout your lifetime. For example, the ancient sages always maintained themselves as preachers of spiritual knowledge and hence, they could say that they were brahmanas throughout their life. The caste system to be used for the need of a caste certificate is not important at all because we are following the blind tradition of the caste system in the external world.

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