Birds and Animals, Our Neighbours

About the Author Shri Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar teaches us in his book, Birds and Animals, Our Neighbors, to regard other species as "neighbors on earth", due the same dignity and respect we give our fellow human beings. This book beautifully reflects the author's philosophy of Neo-humanism, which holds that all-encompassing, perfect love is the essence of spiritual realization, and the highest stage to which humans can aspire. In this book the author shows his passionate love and compassion for all forms of life, and inspires us to likewise protect birds and animals while honoring their rights and their presence on earth.

Slaughtering rhinos, people have eaten the tender meat concealed under the cover of their hard, thick hide. Although the rhino is a powerful animal, its eyesight is very poor. Hence it is easy to kill this animal. Although it looks ferocious, it is a feeble-minded creature. It loves the young, especially human youngsters. Yet due to its ferocious appearance, humans have unnecessarily feared it and have killed it. ... People of ancient times believed that medicine made from the rhino's horn could rejuvenate them. Because of this wrong conception, the poaching of rhinos continues to this day.... The medicinal property of a rhino's horn neither is a verified truth nor has any scientific basis. Is it not utterly abominable to exterminate an innocent creature due to some mistaken belief about it?

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