Early Writings — Page 68
68 THE of transmigration eventually comes to an end. Furthermore, the concept of souls remaining in an idle state is contrary to the belief of the Arya Samaj. How then could the souls have been in an idle state for an eternity? Hence, the belief that souls are eternal is absolutely false. Then, the honourable teacher has written that the continu- ous birth of souls is an impossibility, rather all the souls that can come into existence are already present since the very beginning, and that now God's power of creation is has ceased to function any further. This is a statement which, we would describe in other words as. . . . . .