Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati formulated 10 Principles to guide the Arya Samaj. These are:
1. God is the original source of all true knowledge and all that is known by the physical sciences.
2. God is Existent, Intelligent and Blissful. He is Formless, Almighty, Just, Merciful, Unborn, Infinite, Unchallengeable, Beginningless, Incomparable, the Support and Lord of All, Omniscient, Imperishable, Immortal, Fearless, Eternal, Holy and the Maker of the Universe. To God alone is worship due.
3. The Vedas are scriptures of all true knowledge. It is the duty of all Aryas to read them, to hear them being read and to recite them to others.
4. One should always be ready to accept truth and give up untruth.
5. One's actions should always be performed in conformity with dharma (righteousness), i.e., after due consideration of right and wrong.
6. The primary aim of the Arya Samaj is to advance the good of all, i.e., to promote physical, spiritual and social well-being.
7. One's dealings should always be regulated by love and due justice in accordance with the dictates of dharma.
8. One should aim at dispelling avidya (ignorance) and promoting vidya (knowledge).
9. One should see one's own greatest welfare as residing in the welfare of others.
10. One should regard oneself as being under the restriction of the altruistic rulings of society, while one should be free in matters of individual welfare.
