February 2017
Laddership In Udaipur
Somehow we managed a way to block few days in *all* four of schedules and snuck away to Udaipur. Truly, what an undescribable joy to be in the company of noble friends.
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Somehow we managed a way to block few days in *all* four of schedules and snuck away to Udaipur. Truly, what an undescribable joy to be in the company of noble friends.
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My parents left early this morning, after three weeks here in India. In a way, this was their first “ServiceSpace” trip to India. It started with them being spontaneously gifted plane tickets, in a completely unsuspecting way. And it just continued on and on. Another friend gave up his…
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Forty leaders convened from over a dozen countries for a “ Gandhi 3.0 ” retreat. Twenty-five volunteers committed to serving 10 days of their lives, from cooking to cleaning to anchoring the retreat. It was a labor-of-love, all around; for instance, the kitchen crew hand-crafted more…
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Today, I spoke to a massive audience of school principals. Hundreds of them, who were directly touching hundreds of thousands of lives. I spoke about five reasons why small is beautiful. Primarily, small is beautiful because small is connected and a relational web allows for inner transformation to…
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Tonight, I was in Mumbai, so I figured I might host a circle in the evening. I experimented with a “Failure Club” circle, and sent out a quick email and 65 people RSVP’d! Anand-bhai and his family eagerly (and so graciously!) hosted the meditation, the space and the dinner. A…
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You can tell that a circle is strong when you hear two polar opposite viewpoints and everyone in the circle loves both the speakers. :) This happened at our Educators Retreat with two remarkable speakers. One was Chaitanya-bhai, who has dedicated his life to running a small, rural school. He…
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At lunch, during an Educators Retreat, a long-time educator opens up about an intimate experience that has shaped a lot of who he is today. Seeking enlightenment, a young man renounces the world and joins Osho in Pune. He is practically penniless and possession-less, but happily cultivating…
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Inspired by a simple conversation with Vijayam-ji and Zarin, we hosted an Educators retreat -- mostly with principals of many schools around India. Three folks spent 3 days traveling in buses, to join us all the way from Nepal! Our core inquiry was around Compassion Quotient , in light of…
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Back in 2011, we held a "oneness" retreat in the June heat of Ahmedabad. It ended up being amazing. The next year, we did it again. It turned into Moved by Love (a la ServiceSpace-India). Now, there are monthly retreats, with overflowing demand every month. All alumni are typically so…
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My parents landed in India this morning, and it was so sweet of everyone here receive them with so much love. In a way, they are everyday folks -- but they are everyday folks with a lot of blessings from many. And well deserved merits borne of consistent, small acts of love. They got tagged…
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