Many to Many

In December 2022, NIPUN MEHTA of ServiceSpace met with 3 generations of women in one family in Baroda, Gujarat JYOTI, VANESSA, and ANANYA PATEL. Jyoti is the grandma, Vanessa is the mother, and Ananya the daughter. This is a spontaneous conversation they had together in their beautiful garden after meeting at an event with Mahendradada.

- NIPUN MEHTA

JP: Nipun, please tell us about yourself.

I live in northern California, although I was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, India. Our family emigrated to the U.S., I went to college there, and I’m a product of Silicon Valley. My inner journey, my spiritual calling came into focus in my early 20s. Initially, it was like society tells you should be like this, but then I always wanted to become a Himalayan yogi or a tennis pro. Neither of those happened, so I’m in the world, and I’ve just been serving.

JP: Daaji's story is similar. He ran away from home at 17 to seek answers. On the banks of the River Narmada he met a yogi who told him, "You've come to the wrong place. Look at me, I'm 85 and I still haven't found God. Go back, study, and do your work

... and the path will find you. It's amazing. The first time Daaji and I met, we chatted for five maybe six hours a long time. It's not appropriate to call him a friend, but that's how I think of him; he's so many things. He's been very kind to me and I have great fondness for him.

VP: He would love that. When are you coming to Kanha Shanti Vanam again?