Reflections & Stories

A New Morning To Maitri Meals!

In 2016, Maitri Meals began its journey to provide alternate livelihood to the trafficked women living in brothels of GB Road, Delhi's largest red light area. Two women took the plunge and...

M-Bee-L Hive Is Abuzz

A few weeks ago, a Mumbai-wallah received a beautiful piece of prayer mandala art by snail mail - probably a personalized post he got in a long long time. It was signed off as "Sarjan" --...

Monsoon Laddership Circle 2018

In a fortnight, we are getting ready for yet another round of Laddership circle which we have named Monsoon Laddership Circle. In ServiceSpace ecosystem, Laddership circles are in the air with so...

Life Is What Happens To You While You Are Making Other

A few weeks ago a young man named Karan walked in for our local Awakin Circle. After the circle, he shared with a few of us how he had left his home in Baroda to get away from his family and took up...

Being Kind, Instead Of Being Right :)

I got this quote on WhatApp today, and it made me think of so many of you.

Dalai Lama Pulling Joseph's Beard :)

Seen on a wall in Northern India ... something Dalai Lama has done on a consistent basis with Joseph. :)

From Surat To Baroda: Kindness Circles

As I recollect now, what a wonderful time it has been with the 5th graders every week since last 3 months. We meet on Wednesdays for an hour, but the sessions still don't have a name. For...

One Of The Many Ripples Of MBL Retreat

After we had an amazing April retreat this summer, I was talking to Parth, one of the volunteers from the amazing crew. And I absolutely loved how retreat shifted something within him and I am...

Who Do You Love The Most?

[Thank you for the last MBL call. It was so wonderful to see everyone, and I'm pleasantly surprised that Vidhi has asked Arti and I for 'Dil Ki Kahani' on how we've helped each other...

Story Of The Laughing Buddha

My Visit To Japan, For Prayer

When I was invited to attend the 2018 SOPP, I felt very fortunate. It’s a like a dream come true. It was a privilege to be praying for the whole world together. I could see a sense of...

Love Is The Answer :)

[We just ended another 3 day Head Hand Heart retreat in Ahmedabad. And each time I've volunteered, I've come back more grounded. Sharing this beautiful recap of the three days that Linki so...

The World Is Kind: Part II

Service Space Ahmedabad Family, Gandhi Ashram & Moved By Love Retreat: After having a wonderful time in the US, it is time to visit a very sacred place which became my first home now, Gandhi...

Three (+1) Kabir Offerings (For Missing The MBL Call!

I got totally lost in Kabir land --wanted to feature him in the upcoming Awakin Oakland reading -- and just now it occurred to me to check the silent Monday schedule, and I realized that I missed the...

Ankit's Praarthanaa

On May 11th, a remarkable story-teller, Ankit Chadha, slipped and drowned at the age of 30. It is a huge loss for the workers of oneness. Here is Chintan reflecting on Ankit: What made him stand...

115 Hellow.

Thank you for such an uplifting call today! As I mentioned, it's been a gift to reply to all the diverse emails that we received in email. Particularly the spam, which gives us a great chance to...

Sarjan Creations

As I shared on the call, I received this beautiful prayer mandala offering. It was signed off as "Sarjan" -- the act of creating the world, in this case with chants of love.

Spreading Joy Through Clowning

[Two of our volunteers, Diken (in Ahmedabad) and Tharanath (in Bengaluru) share their transformative experiences through clowning with children who are terminally ill and the precious lessons about...

Being The Gentle Voice Of Trees

When it comes to greening, I get greedy. And I exhibit land Mafia traits. I got to know that a strip of land attached to our apartment was literally “no man’s land” because one...

Cooking With A Grateful Heart

A Sunday this month, a few cousins and me invited and hosted our immediate and extended family members for dinner. That went straight into everyone's hearts :) It was a gathering of many firsts!...

The Gift Of Small

When 30 participants from across the world walked into Sughad, little did we know how we would co-create a space of abundant love. On Day 1, Meghna Di and Jignasha Di began with a circle of...