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In the modern age, in which varna would you place doctors, engineers, and politicians?

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Your true varna is determined not by your title, but by the essence of your work and the impact you create in the world.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, varna is decided by what one actually does. Engineers and all technicians are shudras (craftsmen); a purely theoretical engineer becomes a brahmin. Doctors who treat patients are shudras; medical researchers are brahmins; those who merely trade medicines are vaishyas. Politicians have no true varna—varna‑sankara—though in a right order, political thinkers would be brahmins and functionaries shudras.
Your place isn’t by title but by what you do: tool-using doers are shudras, idea-and-research people are brahmins, sellers are vaishyas, and today’s power-chasers (politicians) don’t truly fit anywhere.
Why this matters practically
- Choose work by your real aptitude—craft, knowledge, trade, or power—not by labels.
- Aligning role with your dominant inclination brings clarity and dignity to your vocation.
- Separating political thought (wisdom) from power-play (machinery) clarifies responsibilities and ethics.
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