Teach Me To Pray
November 18, 2016
Meera-Ba recently passed away, opting to accept her cancer without any treatment. When I first heard about it, I was in London and opened one of my talks with a one-liner about them: "Here is a couple, Arun Dada and Meera Baa, who have never sold their labor in their entire life." How does one survive like that? By serving continuously, by tilling the soil of deep relationship and ultimately, trusting nature.
Trupti told us about the funeral: "I've never seen a mood like this. No one was crying. The whole atmosphere was so light and wholesome, filled with gratitude."
Today, I had a chance to visit Arun Dada and be in the presence of his incredible equanimity, wisdom and grace.
Among several songs he sang, Arun Dada offered one of my favorites, loosely translated as 'Teach Me to Pray':
[Jignasha has now uploaded the Gujarati lyrics, and Rahul uncovered a translation, which probably needs a bit more nuance.]
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Trupti told us about the funeral: "I've never seen a mood like this. No one was crying. The whole atmosphere was so light and wholesome, filled with gratitude."
Today, I had a chance to visit Arun Dada and be in the presence of his incredible equanimity, wisdom and grace.
Among several songs he sang, Arun Dada offered one of my favorites, loosely translated as 'Teach Me to Pray':
[Jignasha has now uploaded the Gujarati lyrics, and Rahul uncovered a translation, which probably needs a bit more nuance.]