Prabhu Ne Rehva Nu Mann Thay

Dinesh And Harshida

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Dinesh And Harshida: Prabhu Ne Rehva Nu Mann Thay

This week's Maitri Tunes is a Gujarati prayer of deep aspiration offered with love by the keepers of the "Wednesdays" flame at the home affectionately known as the Kindness Temple in Santa Clara.

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love"

One of the many "small things", Dinesh uncle and Harshida aunty (aka CF dad and mom) do has been to host Awakin circles consistently every Wednesday for the last 17 years in their home.

Every Wednesday come 7 pm, their family home is transformed into an Ashram like environment with about 70 folks sitting in silence for an hour, followed by a circle of sharing and then an incredibly delicious home cooked meal for all who are present.  

As Nipun shares: “My father tinkering with the sound system, my mother moving pots in the kitchen – it is all so very ordinary. But they have been hosting these sessions, every week for thirteen years, and that, is extraordinary.” 

Of the thousands who have passed thru these doors, many like Madhu and Meghna were called to pay forward all the love they received from this space by offering these circles in their own home in Ahmedabad (which was specifically designed just to host these circles.) 

Feeling so grateful to these beautiful beings, who just by their consistent offerings inspire ripple acts of generosity all over the world.

Some genies conspired to get a recording of uncle and aunty singing this week's Maitri Tunes.





The lyrics:



And a beautiful translation of this prayer by Dinesh Uncle:

The Temple of my Heart

May my heart be readied
So that you'd like to visit it as a temple.

May my heart be lit with compassion,
Dispelling darkness and making it worth visiting.

When it becomes a place for healing and rest,
I will smile.

May my heart drip with love and devotion.
May my faith drive my creativity as I navigate life.

Ultimately, may my heart be filled with your essence
So that I see you in me and fully surrender


Prabhu ne rehva nu mann thay, evu hriday banavu mharu
Mandir kehva nu mann thay, evu hriday banavu mharu

Hriday jarukhe asmita na, divda hu pragtavu
Atamna ajavale antar, andhara hatavu
Jagat ne jova nu mann thay, evu hriday banavu mharu
Mandir ...

Thakya ne visamo haiye, hunf dhari harkhavu,
Mann madhavma leen banavu, bhakti thi bhinjaavu
Gaurav geetoma gavaay, evu hriday banavu mharu
Mandir ...

Shraddha na rango thi jeevan rangoli sajaavu,
Tav vishwase dhairya dhari rath, jeevan no dhapavu
Antar arjun sam malkay, evu hriday banavu mharu
Mandir ...
Murti tari mujh hridaya na, mandir ma pragatavu,
Jeevan pushpa kari magh magh tu, tav charne dharaavu
Mane tu mhara maa dekhaye, evu Hriday banavu mharu
Mandir ...

Prabhu ne rehva nu mann thay, evu hriday banavu mharu
Mandir kehva nu mann thay, evu hriday banavu mharu​

 

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