“Every man has an equal right to the necessaries of life even as birds and beasts have.” ~ Gandhi, Young India, March 26, 1931, p. 49 I recently came across an order issued by Delhi High Court, from May of 2015 on the topic of bird confinement: “all the birds have fundamental rights to fly… read more
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“Gandhi and Mother Cow”–Daily Metta
November 2: “Cow protection to me is one of the most wonderful phenomena in human evolution.” –Gandhi (Harijan, January 1, 1925) Cow protection. Why would Gandhi be concerned about this ancient duty to “Mother Cow”? Hint: it was about more than the cows. The practice, which he said he would “defend against the whole world,”… read more
