being on the road...
being on the road...
one of the places amit and i had been really wanted to visit was manav sadhna in ahmedabad...after having read so much about Jayesh Bhai and manav Sadhna on Nipun's website, it was really not possible for us to be in India and not visit them. in February, i decided to head out...amit had some micro-hydel related work in Barot so he decided he would join me whenever he gets a chance.
i started with a visit to my sister in Jamnagar for one week...i got to spend extended period of time with my nephew and brother-in-law...it was great to be with them.
after that i headed to ahmedabad - i reached there in the evening and ShirishBhai from Manav Sadhna showed me the guest house where i was supposed to be staying....it was a beautiful 2 bedroom old house close to the Gandhi Aashram. the entrance had an old-fashioned swing made of iron, which gave it quite a rustic look. the place had a very serene quality to it…with peacocks freely moving around in the backyard….later, I learnt that Gandhiji and Vinobha Bhave had also stayed in this place.
i was a little skeptical on that first evening there...i was not sure what i was going to do at manav sadhna...i knew about their work via their website but i had not come to ahmedabad with any specific project in mind...i was there to volunteer in whatever way i could and in turn be inspired by these wonderful people i had so heard about. And so that night i prayed..for guidance...to get involved in whatever project that could benefit from whatever little i could contribute...with this prayer, i left it to the universe to take care.
believe me, the universe responded - to put it rightly - my first day at manav sadhna was quite effortless - no effort to make friends, no effort to get involved in any project...no effort to feel that I belonged there...the manav sadhna team is so loving and welcomes anybody who comes at their door with open arms. just be there and flow with whatever is happening around.
in the first few hours of my being there, i met Marielle who was volunteering for the Friends without border project and asked me if i could help her with sorting the letters (letters written by Indian children to the Pakistani children…read their website for more details on the project)!! And i got this opportunity to contribute a little to this wonderful effort.
thereafter, i just flowed and was touched in so many numerous ways by these amazing people.
PS: amit also joined me the my last week there and was able to share the beautiful experience.
one of the places amit and i had been really wanted to visit was manav sadhna in ahmedabad...after having read so much about Jayesh Bhai and manav Sadhna on Nipun's website, it was really not possible for us to be in India and not visit them. in February, i decided to head out...amit had some micro-hydel related work in Barot so he decided he would join me whenever he gets a chance.
i started with a visit to my sister in Jamnagar for one week...i got to spend extended period of time with my nephew and brother-in-law...it was great to be with them.
after that i headed to ahmedabad - i reached there in the evening and ShirishBhai from Manav Sadhna showed me the guest house where i was supposed to be staying....it was a beautiful 2 bedroom old house close to the Gandhi Aashram. the entrance had an old-fashioned swing made of iron, which gave it quite a rustic look. the place had a very serene quality to it…with peacocks freely moving around in the backyard….later, I learnt that Gandhiji and Vinobha Bhave had also stayed in this place.i was a little skeptical on that first evening there...i was not sure what i was going to do at manav sadhna...i knew about their work via their website but i had not come to ahmedabad with any specific project in mind...i was there to volunteer in whatever way i could and in turn be inspired by these wonderful people i had so heard about. And so that night i prayed..for guidance...to get involved in whatever project that could benefit from whatever little i could contribute...with this prayer, i left it to the universe to take care.
believe me, the universe responded - to put it rightly - my first day at manav sadhna was quite effortless - no effort to make friends, no effort to get involved in any project...no effort to feel that I belonged there...the manav sadhna team is so loving and welcomes anybody who comes at their door with open arms. just be there and flow with whatever is happening around.
in the first few hours of my being there, i met Marielle who was volunteering for the Friends without border project and asked me if i could help her with sorting the letters (letters written by Indian children to the Pakistani children…read their website for more details on the project)!! And i got this opportunity to contribute a little to this wonderful effort.
thereafter, i just flowed and was touched in so many numerous ways by these amazing people.
PS: amit also joined me the my last week there and was able to share the beautiful experience.
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