Description
The Light of Truth – The English Translation of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati’s Satyarth Prakash.
Satyarth Prakash is the masterpiece among the writings of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati. It is purely based on the teachings of the Vedas and written for the common men to live a righteous, happy, healthy, and prosperous life. The book is composed of two parts: the first part has ten chapters dealing with every aspect of day-to-day life, and the last four chapters are a critical study of non-Vedic belief systems.
- Chapter One – The many names of Eeshwar (God)
- Chapter Two – Upbringing of children
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Chapter Three – Education
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The Gurukul system of education
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Chapter Four- Marriage and Family life
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Chapter Five – Vanaprastha and Sannyas Ashram
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Chapter Six – Vedic Polity and Good Governance
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Chapter Seven – God and the Vedas
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Chapter Eight – Creation, sustenance and dissolution of the Universe
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Chapter Nine – Knowledge, Nescience, Emancipation and Bondage
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Chapter Ten – Righteous conduct and diet
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Chapter Eleven – Indian Religions and Cults
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Chapter Twelve – Charvaka, Jainism and Buddhism
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Chapter Thirteen – Christianity
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Chapter Fourteen – Islam
