October 30 is the death anniversary day or Punya Tithi of of Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1824-1883) who was born 12 February. He was a great Vedic philosopher, social reformer and founder of the Arya Samaj.
As we remember him, let us revisit the basic tenets of Arya Samaj through the following haiku.
Haiku:
Faith in the Vedas
As scriptures of life's truth
Is humans' Dharma
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Know Veda-tenets
Read, recite, hear Vedas
To learn and live by
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God is existent -
Omniscient and immanent -
To be prayed, worshiped
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Ego and doer-ship
They are ignorance, darkness
Dispel your darkness
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Formless Holy God -
The real cause of true knowledge,
Learning potential
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Do good to all beings
Guided by love and righteousness
Live simple, care for all
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Just, fair social life
With soulfulness is the aim
That is our Dharma
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