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Jayesh Patel, founder of the Indian NGO Manav Sadhna, shows us how the Gandhian principles inspiring the organization are put into practice in the vast slums of Ahmedabad. There are enough good ideas, says Jayesh; what is needed to make real change is the commitment to one another through humble service. Ultimately, it is heartfelt compassion and sincere spirituality that motivates effective service to humanity.
Jayesh Patel is the co-founder and director of Manav
Sadhna, an NGO based in the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, India. Formed
in 1990 with the mission to serve the underprivileged, Manav Sadhna now
provides health and hygiene, education, and employment services to over
4,500 women and children through over 38 projects.
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very beautiful ! he is a wise man, we all are deep inside, we just need to reconect with it. Love to all :)
truely, tryely moving and inspiring. I have shown this video many times to different groups and it never fails to move people´s hearts. We need more videos like this but most of all we need more men like him.
The video is very nicely done. One can learn so much from a man like jayesh. he is quite a teacher and philosopher. well done. and i hope one day i get to meet him and talk to him and share more of his wisdom and energy
My mother was so excited and inspired by Jayesh Patel. I really enjoyed his acronym WALK. "W" for witness everything that you see as you walk.
"A" accept whoever comes to greet you as you walk.
"L" love whoever and whatever is coming and also as importantly
"K" know yourself...
I think that was it. So beautiful, thanks so much for these videos.
I love the gentle and honest way in which this video has been taken. It really brings out the thoughtful simplicity, patience, presence and generosity that jayesh bhai (like gandhiji did) is bringing to his work. "No ambition ... mission", "there are lots of good ideas...start implementing, act locally, slowly slowly","be a ladder, not a 'leader'" - these are such helpful reminders to me.
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