Bird Feeding

   In Sadhu Vaswani's words “For me not to love bird and animal would be not to love the Lord”.

     Sadhu Vaswani believed that all life is sacred and that birds and animals are man's younger brothers and sisters in the one family of creation.

     At one corner of the ashram pigeons peck at the sea of golden grain, reflecting the Mission 's philosophy of reverence for life. This daily feeding of birds is done twice a day at 6.30 a.m. immediately after the Satsang and again at 12.30 p.m.

     In Mumbai , just a few days ago, Dada while taking his evening walk came across a pigeon pacing up & down the parapet, too weak & scared to fly. The helpless bird caught the attention of Dada and the bird was immediately carried and brought into the flat of Dada's hosts - Shobha & Chandru Budhrani . The bird was made comfortable in a covered balcony and was fed with bird grain, water etc. Two days later after gaining strength from such tender and loving care the bird flew to join it's brethren.

     Had it not been for the immediate action & compassion of Dada, the bird would have become an easy prey of a cat or any other large bird. Thus a friend in need is a friend in deed.