The North Daily

Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena :  It is hard to believe that even after two weeks of war between the Ukraine and Russia, even after the loss of so many precious human lives and unthinkable destruction, our world leaders have been unable to stop this inhuman war. Passion for war is the grossest stupidity on the part of humanity. Compassion for the world is the greatest wisdom on the part of humanity. This beautiful world can become heaven and human beings can experience divine life here on this Earth, if humanity only understands the art of living with compassion for all, passion for none, love for all, and hatred for none. Most unfortunately, greedy, egoistic, warmongering leaders have developed a passion for war instead of developing compassion for the world.   Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Alas! Obstructed by ignorance, ensnared by greed and driven by self-interest human beings have converted this heaven like beautiful earth into a battlefield. ...

A kindness to animals drive was organized in  Zirakpur  town on Sunday by the volunteers of Joy for Animals and The Rainbow Cause. Homeless dogs of the area were offered food and water besides de-worming tablets also for some of them. A group of young volunteers, including professionals, journalist, students and  a doctor   was led by Khushboo Yadav, co-founder, Joy for Animals, and Jagriti Mahajan, founder, The Rainbow Cause. Prominent among the volunteers included Harleen Kaur, Ishita Chodha, Bhawna, Shivam Arora, Dr Anmol Singh, Viplav Chaudhary, Chetan Sharma, Abhishek Ralli and Rupali Raghuwanshi. During the drive, the group also visited Furever Friends office and met Sherkhan, the special rescue dog, who is India ’s first four-legged entrepreneur and multiple award winner.  Vikas Luthra, Founder, Furever Friends, said, “Compassion is the solution to most of the problems related to animals. Our planet belongs to all living beings. Hom...