EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK – ‘LIGHT OF TRUTH’, ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF ‘SATYARTH PRAKASH’ CHAPTER I TO X

 

INTRODUCTION

the light of truthThe main object of my writing this book is to elucidate true principles, that is, to declare as truth what is truth and to declare as untruth what is untruth. If truth is declared as untruth or untruth as truth, it does not mean elucidation of true principles. Truth lies in speaking, writing or believing in connection with a thing, as it actually is. He, who is a bigot tries to express the demerits of his own faith as merits and merits of other faiths as demerits. Such persons cannot arrive at truth. It is, therefore, the chief duty of learned men to put before the public, through preaching or through writings, the real nature of truth and untruth. Then, they will themselves look to their interests and by accepting the truth and rejecting the untruth, live a happy life. The inner self of man is the knower of truth and untruth, but through selfishness, stubbornness, malevolence and ignorance, he leaves truth and inclines towards untruth.

  1. CHAPTER – ONE
  2. CHAPTER – TWO
  3. CHAPTER – THREE
  4. CHAPTER – FOUR
  5. CHAPTER – FIVE
  6. CHAPTER – SIX
  7. CHAPTER – SEVEN
  8. CHAPTER – EIGHT
  9. CHAPTER – NINE
  10. CHAPTER – TEN