June 2017
Ani and Awakin London community hosted a full day retreat yesterday in London. More than 100 folks(!) had signed-up for a spot in the Devlia's open-hearted living room. About 25 of the participants themselves had contributed to making the evening possible. Seven…
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How do you get the government to make society more mindful? That's the question that Jamie's been holding for many years now. We had dinner tonight, and it was beautiful to learn more about his journey from advertising to the biggest online platforms for mindfulness (HeadSpace)…
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Whenever I have a couple hours, I find an excuse to do a circle. :) This afternoon, it was a Fifth Monk Circle -- which created a really rich field of inquiry with about 25 of us. Here's the invite: We're calling it the Fifth Monk Circle, based on this parable that invites…
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Tonight was a special evening. It was Masami-san 's first ever Awakin Circle . Her spiritual teacher, Masahisa Goi, told her that she would give birth to three daughters who would steward her immense work in the world. But her daughters, although not shy of speaking to 10…
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Every so often, conversations take on a mysterious turn. :) That's what happened at coffee today. Myself and two lovely ladies from a big Church in London. For the first half hour, we spoke about inspiring topics. Then, one of the women started to get the "goosebumps…
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Last time I was in London, Mita and Sanjay had organized a big auditorium talk around a very personal dialogue . This time, Mita arranged a talk at Shishukunj -- a really well respected public charity that was inspired by Maria Montessori and Gijubhai…
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Today, I spoke at Wisdom Together in Germany. It is open-heartedly convened by Alfred Tolle , former CEO of Lycos and exec at Google, who feels an alarming need to cultivate discourse on technology and values. With a stellar crew of speakers, ranging from chairman of a German bank to a famous…
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In Munich today, I met Martin Kalunga-Banda (next to me, in the photo below). We immediately felt like kindred brothers. After he learned about ServiceSpace, he said he couldn't sleep that night as he emailed his family and friends about how Karma Kitchen could work in Zambia.…
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[A very sincere young man recently asked me what practices I cultivate. I had written it several months ago, and since he found my response helpful, I'm sharing it below as well.] At this point in my balding life, :) most of my actions probably fall in a certain form of practice. It…
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Last couple days, I participated in a TED-style event in France -- L'echappee Volee . In a gorgeous setting in Chantily, the event brought together entrepreneurs, innovators and investors for an idea-filled, 3-day event. This year's theme was Exponential Happiness. Most of it was in…
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