Daiva-Varṇāśrama Journal
Volume One, Number One
The Daiva-Varṇāśrama Journal presents the various aspects of a culture that is organized into varṇas and āśramas for the purpose of performing saṅkīrtana–yajña or service to Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa.
That culture is based on an agrarian economy, which is the most natural way of living for humans.
Śrīla Prabhupāda described daiva-varṇāśrama as an unfinished 50% of his mission. And that remaining 50% extends the movement to engage the rest of society—that is, the hundreds of millions who are not brāhmaṇas.
This journal is open to any constructive view of daiva-varṇāśrama. You do not need to agree with the editors to contribute articles.
Our goal here is to assist in establishing, maintaining, and glorifying daiva-varṇāśrama-dharma.
Your servants, the editors
Click on a title below to open the full article. The entire journal is here, available in 18 languages.
The definition of daiva-varṇāśrama-dharma may be best understood by looking at the definition and expanded meaning of each word. By Dayānanda dāsa.
20 minute read.
Some topics are Preaching to the Masses, Environmental Preaching, Resistance of Leftists and Humanists, The “Impossibility” of Establishing an Agrarian Economy, and Varṇāśrama College. By Dayānanda dāsa.
25 minute read
Simple living requires the philosophical basis and inspiration provided by spiritual life. Without this higher taste, the lower self (mind and senses) erodes the desire and morality needed to develop one’s relationship with Krsna. By Vyāpaka dāsa.
15 minute read
By Goswami Abhay Charan Bhaktivedanta, from Back to Godhead, Volume 3, Part 6, May 20, 1956. Along with Śrīla Prabhupāda’s article is Dayānanda dāsa’s updated version in which he uses modern language and references.
15 minute read
This “History of Varṇāśrama” is a selection taken from the Śrī Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta second vṛṣṭi, third dhāra by Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda, translated by Brian Soul.
2.5 minute read
In this article, Rūpa-Vilāsa dāsa comments on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s conversations about a Varṇāśrama College. He discusses the relationship of daiva-varṇāśrama-dharma to Vaiṣṇava-dharma.
10 minute read
For a culture to be properly sustained and uplifted, transcendental enjoyment must predominate. By Dayānanda dāsa.
20 minute read
This is a review of Śivarāma Swami’s Varṇāśrama Compendium by Dayānanda dāsa and Kṛṣṇa Kathā dāsa. Mahārāja’s comprehensive book is perfect; however, we make a few suggestions for additions.
15 minute read
Kurmagrama, Andhra Pradesh, is a thriving example of a varṇāśrama community under the guidance of Bhakti Vikāsa Swami.
7 minute read
Bios of the contributors: Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Rūpa-Vilāsa dāsa, Dayānanda dāsa, Vyāpaka dāsa, and Kṛṣṇa Kathā dāsa.
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