November 2016
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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Community organizers from all across Europe convened for a " Happier World " conference. It was the brainchild of Shamash, who frequently shares that he's been deeply transformed by ServiceSpace. I met Shamash at an Awakin Circle last year, he went on to do the six-week…
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At tonight's talk at Westminster B-school, I opened by remembering Arun Dada and Meera Ba. Meera Ba passed away just couple hours ago. "Here's one sentence to describe them -- they've never sold their labor, their entire life." The talk felt strong. So many…
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I have a four-day marathon in the field of Trishna's London ripples. It starts today with a talk to working professionals, tomorrow with change-makers at the " Happier World " conference, then with a youth circle, followed by a public Q&A, and closing it out with an Awakin…
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