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tion of Mahāvir Jayanti took momentum. In the years which followed, an ever-increasing number of people participated in making this an annual event of intercommunal fellowship. In addition to being a day when animals were given freedom from the slaughterhouse, it also became an occasion in which all great teachers were revered, for Gurudev urged everyone to remember not only Mahavir, but all great souls who gave to the world the message of non-violence and love for living beings.
The men and women working with Gurudev realized that much work remained to be done. Had they thought of the number of animals slaughtered daily in all the towns and cities worldwide, they might have given up hope. Instead, they took Gurudev's attitude that one step at a time was enough, and that to help even one person become truly sensitive to life was a great blessing.
Mayor Divgi and Gurudev.
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