When Paramguru was a young boy, he was known as Kuver. After Hetba took Kuver home, she soon forgot who he really was and began treating him like a regular young boy. She would send him to the farm to watch over it and scare away all the birds. However, instead of scaring the birds, Kuver would call them to the farm and let them eat the crops. Some of Kuver’s neighbors complained to Hetba and she went to go see what Kuver was doing. When she saw how Kuver was feeding all the crops to the birds she became enraged with him for his behavior. Kuver then calmly explained how all Anshas are equal, and birds get hungry too so we should feed them as well. Kuver also told his mom if they help others they will never experience shortage, in fact Karta will give them more. He promised Hetba they would produce five times as much crop that year and that is exactly what ended up happening.
Paramguru discusses Ahinsa in the Agaadh Bodh granth. Paramguru says we shouldn’t even hurt the smallest living creature. Every living creature is equal; be it humans, animals, insects, or plants. Forget hurting, Paramguru didn’t even want to scare the birds; that is how compassionate and caring he was.
One of the principle beliefs in Hinduism is AHINSA (non – violence). Ahinsa is a type of quality that appeals to the heart; it is about kindness and mercy. To be cruel, hateful, and kill living beings is called Hinsa (violence). Hinsa brings sin to our lives and it causes negative thoughts and energy. Various pious saints and sadhus have preached about Ahinsa since the beginning of time. All these living creatures look different on the outside, but all of their anshas (souls) are the same. These bodies are just temporary homes for our anshas. Bodies change, anshas don’t. When we hurt or kill another living being we are hurting their ansha. This is why Hindus don’t eat meat or any products, which require the murder of innocent animals. Just because we don’t directly kill animals, we are still contributing to the inhumane violence by consuming their products. This is also directly connected to the concept of ‘Karma’. The cycle of life will always continue and every action has an equal reaction. If we contribute to violence towards animals, humans, and other living beings, we will face equal consequences. Our anshas continue to move on even after we die. Where our anshas end up after we die is completely up to us. Our lives, everything that happens to us, and everything that will continue to happen to us is a direct result of actions. Ahinsa is a type of lifestyle, which is directly correlated with positive qualities. It allows a person to have positive thoughts and energy. In our Indian history, we can find several great examples of Ahinsa. One courageous and most recent example is how India gained freedom from British Rule. Mahatma Gandhi, one of the leaders and freedom fighters, used Ahinsa as his weapon. No matter what he was put through or how long he was jailed, he didn’t stop believing in the power of Ahinsa. It was his courage and faith, which helped India gain freedom. Those who are too proud about their wealth and power won’t understand the importance of Ahinsa because they are selfish and only think about indulging in their desires. Karta will help those who help others, not those who hurt others.