November 2016
Very moved by an Awakin Circle in Surat. An hour after the circle, Mihir said that two of his friends, completely unaware of one another, each sent him a text message: "The best two hours of my life." It's hard to say what causes what. Half hour before this…
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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…
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I often joke that ServiceSpace is funded by nature. For instance, we don't need a marketing budget, because compassion is contagious. :) What starts in some small way, keeps on keeping on. Here's a story from Ani ... "A few days after our circle here at…
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One of my great joys is to attend Awakin Circles in different homes. Today, it was at Rachana's home in Baroda. In an intimate room, whose walls were adorned with hand-painted meditator (done originally by Leah as a Dharma Comic ), about 60-70 of us sat in semi circles --…
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Yesterday, I visited Jagdish Dada . Both Guri and I have a lot of gratitude for him, from our pilgrimage days, when we had randomly walked into his ashram. In particular, Jagdish Dada has always been moved to tears by Guri. Every time someone mentions her or talks about her, he starts…
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At MS University, we held an Educators panel on "Compassion Quotient". Meghna totally stole the show with her journey of home-schooling her daughter ( video coming soon! :)). I opened with a story that Guri shares so beautifully, about her niece's innate propensity to…
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Just landed in India, straight into a "welcome-home Laddership Retreat" with 40 coordinators from various parts of India. Felt like a grand reunion, not just of people but of values which are rippling out in distributed spaces across the country. Neerad moved us all with…
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Tonight was the most number of people Trishna had crammed into her living room for an Awakin Circle . After the hour of silence, sixty-five of us did a short circle of introductions. It was clear that everyone felt the love in the room -- although no one could pinpoint…
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I met Sanjay and Mita at a London Awakin Circle last year. Many years ago, Atul met an elder Indian Uncle who told him about ServiceSpace. When the three of them heard that I was going to be in London, they brainstormed an event. It was formatted as a Q&A, and hosted at a local art…
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Ani has been hosting Awakin Circles in London for several years now. Her deepest calling has been working with youth . "How should I start?", she once asked Trishna and I. "Just host a circle and start supporting whatever emerges," we…
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