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counter to the Vedic tenets especially in regarding (human)
soul (atma) as the same as,and not different from, the All-
prevading and Omnieient God
(Parmatma).
There are
according to the Vedas three eternal things in this universe
viv., God, soul, and matter, the last one only changing form
from which God creates this universe. The soul's knowledge
and strength can be only limited, while God always possessess
infinite knowledge and strength. Again, God is All-prevad!ng
while the soul, which is minuter than the minutest matter,
resides only in the body alloted to it. The relationship of God
and the soul is, according to the Vedic philosophy as explained
in the upnishads, that of father and son, master and servant
ruler and ruled (subject), and pervader and pervaded. This
is called
traitvada,
and the translation of the said nine
upnishads has been made by me keeping in view this Vedic
theory and the clear intention of their authors as evidenced
from their writings.
All the said nine upanishads, besides two other big upanis-
hads
(Chandogya
and
Vrihdaaranyaka),
teach mainly that real
happiness lies in the peace of mind, which can be attained only
on attaining God and not by riches or temporary satisfaction
of sensuous desires, and, they, as aforesaid, give us the true
conception and attributes of God, without which his worship
would be entirely misguided, leading one astray and thereby
to miseries and sufferings, both of body and mind. These are
short works of highly philosophical character, treating, as
aforsaid, of the hidden meaning of the Vedic hymns and
reasoning on the nature of God and the soul with much
earnestness and logical accumen. I hope that this book will
give true knowledge of God and solace to the readers.
Dated 12th Dec. 1979 Prem Nath Chadha.