#014, Upanishads and Gita are true scriptures
Swami Vivekananda wrote to Shri Pramadadas Mitra on May 30, 1897: "... The Upanishads and the Gita are the true scriptures; Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Chaitanya, Nanak, Kabir, and so on are the true Avataras ..." In the same letter he mentions: "...It is in the books written by priests that madnesses like that of caste are to be found, and not in books revealed from God. Let the priests enjoy the fruits of their ancestors' achievement, while I follow the word of God, for my good lies there..." BLOGGER'S VIEWS Had Vivekananda read verses 43 and 44 of chapter 18 of Bhagavad Gita, he would have easily found that one of Gita's principal objects was to impose caste system and the duties entrusted to every caste. I quote them here with translation: MSY 43 s`auryam teejoo dhrutir daakshyam yuddhee ca api apalaayanam daanam iis`varabhaavas` ca kshatrakarma svabhaavajam MSY 44 krushi goorakshya vaan`ijyam vais`yakarma svabhaavajam paricaryaatmakam karma s`uudrasyaa...