Satyarth Prakash Class 1, Chapter 7, July 14th 2020

Satyarth Prakash session led by Acharya Hari Prasad Ji and Organized by Arya Pratinidhi Sabha America. These sessions are about Chapter 7 of Satyarth Prakash, that talks about The Vedas and God. The chapter addresses following questions: Are there more than one God? Why are various Gods mentioned in the Vedas? How can you prove His existence? Is God All-pervading or does He reside in some particular locality? Is God Just as well as Merciful Has God a form or is He formless? Is God All-powerful or not? Can God do whatever He likes? What does God desire? Should we glorify God, pray to Him and commune with Him? Glorification Prayers Communion The Ten Commandments The practice of Communion. How can God do the work through sense organs when devoid of them? Many say that He is 'void of all activity and attribute.' When He acts, is His action finite or infinite? Does God know His own limits or not? Can the existence of God be proven by Direct Cognizance? Does God incarnate or not? Why do people then believe in the twenty-four incarnations of God? Does God forgive the sins of His devotees or not? Is the human soul a free-agent or otherwise? What is free-agent? Whatever a human soul does is done solely through Divine impulse? What are God and the soul in essence? Is God cognizant of all three periods of time (past, present and the future)? Are the souls in different bodies distinct or is there only one soul pervading them all? Is God and the human soul different? Why do you then refute this belief that God and the soul...? Do God and the soul always remain distinct from each other or do they ever become one? Is God positive - possessed of attributes? Does God possess desire ? Do you believe God to be Formless or embodied? Who did God reveal the Vedas to? Why did He reveal the Veda in Sanskrit instead of in the language of some particular country? How do you prove the Vedas is a Divine revelation? How did the Rishis then understand the Vedas? How many Shaakhaas (branches) are there of the Veda? Are the Vedas eternal or non-eternal?