For the past seven to eight years, a grocery store owner has been spending over Rs 50,000 every month, on feeding stray dogs and cats in Charkop and Kandivli. Govind Patel, 63, who now feeds them thrice a day, began feeding them years ago after he attended a satsang by Murari Bapu that changed his life.

Satsang changed him

Patel, who hailed from a poor family, attended the satsang when he was a young man, in his village. "Bapu said that walking on the straight path gives happiness, while walking on the wrong path will give you sadness. He also said if you become rich, donate and help the poor, and the needy and if you are unable to do so, at least keep remembering God," recalled Patel. He then quit smoking and drinking and decided to follow Bapu's advice further by writing the name of Lord Ram on a page every day in a book.