June 2017
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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When someone recently asked me what advice I would have for my younger self, I remembered finding a five dollar bill on the street. And I wrote this to my younger self: You will be taught to work hard, to drive your destiny, to make something of your precious life. That's valuable,…
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I'm not quite sure how Natasha and I originally connected, but two years ago, she came to the Gandhi Ashram for one of our Startup Service gatherings. Her parents, Viresh and Faye, joined too. They were quite deeply "moved by love" and were keen to help in whatever ways emerged.…
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Chandni and Sonia have started The Goodwill Tribe in Dubai, that hosts all kinds of local events to "inspire human connection and kindness". Both of them very sweetly share with everyone, "There would be no Goodwill Tribe without ServiceSpace. They made us." It made me reflect…
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