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Maharishi
Dayanand Saraswati Ji |
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Swami Dayanand (1824-1883), born on 12th
February 1824 (in Tankara in the state of
Gujurat, India), was the founder of the Hindu
reform organization Arya Samaj , which he
established on April 7th 1875, in Bombay India.
He also created the 10 principles of Arya Samaj.
Throughout his life, Swami Dayanand preached
against many Hindu traditions which he felt were dogmatic and
oppressive. These included traditions such as idol worship, caste by
birth, and the exclusion of females from the study of the Vedas. |
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The Arya Samaj is a reform movement and
religious/social organization which was formally
established in Bombay in 1875. It's patron saint
is Maharishi Dayananda. By patron saint we mean
to say that he was the inspiration behind this
movement and is taken to be the guide of all
those who call themselves Arya Samajees. The
word Arya means a noble human being--one
who is thoughtful and charitable, who thinks
good thoughts and does good actions--he or she
is an Arya.
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God is
the primary source of all true knowledge and all
things that are known through it. |
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God
is existence, intelligence and bliss (Sat-Schit-Anand).
He is Formless, Almighty, Just, Merciful, Unborn,
Infinite, Unchangeable, Beginning less, Incomparable,
The Support and The Lord of all, All Pervading,
Omniscient, Imperishable, Immortal, Fearless, Eternal,
Holy and The Maker of the Universe. To Him alone
worship is due. |
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The
Vedas are the scriptures of true knowledge. It is
the paramount duty of all
the Aryas to read them, teach them, recite them and hear them being recited. We shall always be
ready to accept truth and abandon untruth. |
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We shall always be ready to accept
truth and abandon untruth. |
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All
actions shall be performed in conformity with Dharma,
the means after due considerations of right and wrong. |
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The
primary aim of Arya Samaj is to promote this world's
physical, spiritual and social well being. |
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One
should treat all with affection, fairness and due
consideration of their merits. |
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One
should aim at dispelling ignorance and promoting
knowledge. |
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No one
should remain satisfied with one's own progress only,
and everyone should consider one's own uplift
in the
uplift of others. |
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