The Criterion for Religions — Page 9
9 Parmeshwar of the Hindus! But when we come to his moral qualities, we find them inferior even to those of humans. We find that a kind-hearted person forgives, time and again, such offenders as seek his pardon with humility and contrition. And many a time, due to his generous nature, he shows kindness even to those who do not deserve it. But the Aryas confess that their Par- meshwar is bereft of both these moral qualities. In their view, each sin is the cause of millions of reincarnations and there is no possibility of deliverance until and unless a sinner receives his full quota of punishment by going through countless reincarnations. Further- more, according to their belief, it is utterly futile to hope that repentance, contrition and seeking forgive- ness will save a person from rebirth, or that his return to the truth will save him from the punishment of his past errors of word and deed. On the contrary, it is in- evitable that one must pass through countless re- incarnations, and there is no way to avoid them. Also, Parmeshwar is not wont to grant pardon through grace or generosity, and anything pleasant or any bounty that is given to man or animal is only the fruit of some pre- vious incarnation. What a pity, that though the Aryas are so proud of Vedic principles, this false teaching has not been able to subdue their conscience. In my fre- quent meetings with some members of this sect I have often experienced that just as they are mortified at the