The Hindu caste systems are the Brahmins (priests and philosophers), Kshatriyas (nobility and warriors), Vaishyas (merchants, farmers, specialized labors), Shudras (manual laborers), and untouchable. You are not stuck in any caste system but it is determined by your past life and present life karma. In western culture, the saying goes like “what goes around comes around in 3 fold”. That saying reflects the idea of Hindu karma. The cycle of birth and death will continue until we reach moksha. Moksha means you have reached enlightenment and broken the cycle and no longer have to endure death and birth again. Anyone can reach moksha as long as they continue to repent of their bad karma such as selfishness, greed, and harming others. Through Karma yoga, you can practice selfless action to increase your good karma and get rid of your bad karma. Karma yoga focuses on helping people reach moksha. When meditating you can focus on your breathing just as in Hatha yoga or you can chant just as in Bhakti yoga. Bhakti yoga meditation comes in a form of chanting something repeatedly such as a deity name of a single
The Hindu caste systems are the Brahmins (priests and philosophers), Kshatriyas (nobility and warriors), Vaishyas (merchants, farmers, specialized labors), Shudras (manual laborers), and untouchable. You are not stuck in any caste system but it is determined by your past life and present life karma. In western culture, the saying goes like “what goes around comes around in 3 fold”. That saying reflects the idea of Hindu karma. The cycle of birth and death will continue until we reach moksha. Moksha means you have reached enlightenment and broken the cycle and no longer have to endure death and birth again. Anyone can reach moksha as long as they continue to repent of their bad karma such as selfishness, greed, and harming others. Through Karma yoga, you can practice selfless action to increase your good karma and get rid of your bad karma. Karma yoga focuses on helping people reach moksha. When meditating you can focus on your breathing just as in Hatha yoga or you can chant just as in Bhakti yoga. Bhakti yoga meditation comes in a form of chanting something repeatedly such as a deity name of a single