“Don’t live in fear. If you are walking down a dark path guided by the light of a torch, you will not be able to see the end of the path. But if you just take the next step and let the light of your torch guide you in this way, the path will illuminate itself. In order for clarity to naturally arise, you have to take that small step.” Jayesh-bhai Patel

Each of us is illuminated by a shining light deep within. At times when we can’t see our own light, a community of noble friends can serve as mirrors, reflecting the brightness within us. This past Christmas Eve, about a hundred friends from around the world and from all walks of life served as mirrors for each other as we shared and reflected with Jayeshbhai. He effortlessly made each of us feel like we were enveloped in an invisible hug of love that stretched from one end of the globe to the other. “I love you all. I want to hug you from my heart. My dear brothers and sisters I love you a lot,” he sincerely expressed.

For all of us, the way in which he has devoted his life to service is tremendously inspiring and empowering. By operating with a steady purity of heart and spontaneous compassion, Pavi expressed how Jayeshbhai elevates everything in his orbit and when around him, there is no question of being a bystander. He literally sucks you into a beautiful flow of service and allows awareness to blossom within you. But according to Jayeshbhai, his life of service is defined by small and humble acts of kindness, what he beautifully portrays as tear drops of compassion in the ocean. For him, the true journey has always been the inner journey. “Everyone here made me seem so big, they made my “I” feel big. But I want to close this “I” in order to really open my eyes.”

Along with Virenbhai and Anarbhen, Jayeshbhai is one of the co-founders of Manav Sadhna at the Gandhi Ashram. To understand the ethos of Manav Sadhna, I almost feel like you have to experience it yourself. The organization is an incubator of love where volunteers from around the world are inspired to create hundreds of projects that serve our interconnected community. In the twenty years since it was founded, Manav Sadhna has touched the lives of thousands through education, health, and women’s empowerment programs among so many others.

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