December 2021
What a sweet note to receive from my mom on my birthday ... "When I read the name Grace this morning, a memory flashed in my mind. 'Grace-ben' was the Christian midwife who had helped me both the time with your birth in the delivery room. In those days, relatives were not allowed…
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Among the various conversations, I loved these three conversations with three unique mystics with gigantic hearts of service:
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Some reflections from our Awakin Circle today on Marc Lesser's post on the juggle between accepting circumstances and fighting for change: In response to Ifeoma's request for articulation, here are some words to the flowchart above ... I love the Serenity prayer that invites…
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[I recently hosted a couple interviews. Following one, a friend wrote to me about how one of the guests might be two-faced.] While that has not my experience with this particular person, I do know ample people who I judge similarly -- whether they get seduced by greater power or money or fame.…
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[An email response to a question from a community member in India, exploring the role of prayer.] Namaste Nipun-bhai, I attended Sunday's prayer circle . It was so nourishing to listen and experience prayers from different religions and countries. But I have been holding a question…
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[Gross National Happiness group in Bhutan arranged a recent conversation, and when they asked about some questions I've been holding, I shared few of these points below.] Is this pandemic a war story or a love story? How do we respond to emergencies without losing track of emergence?…
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[On a podcast today, I was asked about purpose. Below was my response.] If I had to define my purpose, I would say it is to serve life's emergence. By serving what lies in front of us -- not because it increases or reduces the suffering of the world, but simply because it is ours to do…
Read →February 2020
Coronavirus gives us an experiential insight into " many-to-many " networks. Consider the lily pond riddle. If lilies in a pond double every day, and the pond takes 30-days to fill up, how many days does it take to be half full? 29 days. On 28th day, it's a quarter full. Day 20 the…
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In London, Dagmar Turner plays violin during brain surgery to remove a tumor. Surgeons encouraged Turner, a classically trained violinist, to perform during the operation to ensure that the areas of the brain that control her ability to play violin would not be compromised. Operation was a success…
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In the early 90s, NASA sent a spider into space to explore how zero gravity affected web-building. Without her body weight as a guide, the spider wove misshapen webs for the first three days. But on the fourth day ... she returned to form with a near-perfect web! In meditation, without the…
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