10. The Message of Ahimsa (Non-violence)

Sahajanandji, with the help of the scriptures convinced the people to perform Yajnas, sans sacrifice. He referred to the text that says 'अजेन यजेत ' and explained that here the meaning of the word "अज-aja' is not to be taken as a goat; 'aja' also means old paddy which should be offered in the yajnas. Thus by giving a new interpretation, He stopped the animal slaughter and introduced non-violent Brahm-Yajnas, asserting the oneness of atma (soul) and Paramatma -the Super Soul, the God.

He convinced the people that violence had no place in any human activity; much less in the religious observations. "To restart to violence for any purpose is to practice adharma -the path of evil," He asserted, and thus showed to the world the supreme path of non-violence.

He talked to Sir John Malcolm, the then Governor of Bombay, and convinced him to put a ban on cow-slaughter and, thus protected our precious animal-wealth.