Lecture Sialkot — Page 44
44 L ECTURE S IALKOT idols as partners with God, whereas this doctrine makes the whole world co-partner with Him, for, according to its principles, every particle is god in its own right. God Almighty knows that I do not state all this out of any malice or enmity. On the contrary, I am certain that this could not possibly be the original teaching of the Vedas. I know of many self-styled philosophers who held such beliefs and ended up as atheists. I am afraid that if the Aryas do not renounce this doctrine they too will suffer the same fate. Reincarnation, which springs from this doctrine also seriously stigmatizes the Grace and Mercy of God Almighty. We find, for instance, that in a couple of square feet there can be billions of ants, a mere drop of water may contain thousands of organisms, and the rivers, oceans and jungles are so full of all kinds of animals and insects that the number of human beings bears no comparison to them. If the doctrine of Rein- carnation is true then what, we would like to know, has the Parmeshwar got to show for Himself, how many are there whom He has granted salvation, and can anything be accepted of Him in future? Furthermore, this law of punishing a person without informing him of his crime is also incomprehensible. An even greater tragedy is that salvation depends on spiritual knowledge which continues to be eroded all