Reflections & Stories

Response Letter To Women

Dear Ones, I wanted to follow-up on my earlier post about Pancho since that was not meant to be a comprehensive view by any means. There have been a lot of moving parts this past week, beyond what...

Corona To Karuna, The Power Of Positive News!

Many of us have been working to have a curated KarunaVirus India website, which has 75+ stories of kindness from all across the country already live. It also supports hindi and other languages. In...

An Evening With Gandhiji's 11 Vows And 3 Friends

"Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it..!" -- Gandhiji Dear Friends, Friday evening was...

In Response To Recent Events

Dear Ones, By now, many of you would have heard about the letter that a group of women has released around their personal relationships with Pancho. It was very troubling to read, and challenging to...

My Experiences With The Awakin Circle

Before writing my experience about the Awakin Circles, I would like to narrate a story about it how it all started. About 5 years ago, My parents had gone to Nipun Mehta Uncle’s talk...

Moved By Dance @ Maitri Circle With VIDHI

MOVED BY DANCE !!! This week we were moved. Moved out of our comfort zone. Moved out of a routine. We were moved to be ourselves. We were moved to be free; moved to express out of Joy. We were...

"I Am Because We Are" : Jayeshbhai's Message To Class

Jayesh-bhai offers words to the Class of 2020. He invites us to reflect: In the coronavirus pandemic, how can we help compassion to go viral? How can these times prompt us to cultivate wisdom in our...

In Awe, After An Evening With HeArtist Bhaskarbhai

It was a Wonderful Evening Spent yesterday, in love, gratitude, and Aww of Bhaskarbhai's heArt work. It was beautiful to see how different perspectives like streams of water emerged from a common...

Awakin Talks Launch: What A Joy And A Privilege!

What a privilege it has been to launch Awakin Talks with all of you. Now transitioning from local Awakin Talks, like above, to virtual. It is a privilege because our practice is to offer without...

Meghna Magic

If you want to see some amazing Meghna Banker magic, watch the rotating animation in the intro below, complete with "many to many" images and background sound score ... Oh, and this...

‘रूबरू

7 मई को स्वाति चक्रवर्ती भटकल हमारे...

888 Seeds Of Love :)

We had 888 RSVP's for our inaugural Awakin Talks call this morning, and in response to the quick feedback form that many have filled out, listeners gave it an average rating of over 9/10 -- and...

Wisdom Nuggets From Call With Svati Bhatkal

[Below are the wisdom nuggets from Thursday's call with Svati Bhaktal compiled by Arti and myself with help from many invisible hands. Hindi nuggets will follow soon! So grateful for the all the...

Introducing ... Maitri Mala!

As some of you would be knowing, Madhu and friends have put together a beautiful new magazine -- as a tribute to Vinoba-ji and Gandhian elders. Here is how Jayeshbhai announced it on Whatsapp: Dear...

Virtual Awakin Talks Launched Tonight With A Bang!

Awakin Talks India launched tonight with a huge WOW, via a call with the heart-opening Svati Bhaktal. Thanks to Smita-ben for always connecting us to such inspirations, for Jignasha and Rahul for...

Coming Home After 5 Months With Narmada

Dear MBL Family and Friends, This email will bring lots of joy and smile on your face :) You will be happy to know that we are back home in Hyderabad, fresh and energetic from a wonderful 5...

Family Kindness Challenge In Surat. 

Surat is hosting a family kindness challenge, which is anchored by servicespace volunteers in surat. The idea to start a Family kindness challenge in Surat came from a virtual Awakin circle held last...

Guess Who Showed Up To Awakin A'bad?

Gary (Zukav) and Linda joined the Awakin Ahmedabad call last week!

A CoronaVirus Bedtime Story

Reflections For Surat's 14-day Family Lockdown

It has been humbling and such a privilege to be a part of 14-day Family Kindness Lockdown challenge, which almost a 100 of us in Surat are playing. Our feed is full of remarkable stories, making us...

Reflecting On The Nature Of Work

It was so amazing to come together on the call few days ago. One thought which has been with me last few days is that the lockdown has led us all closer to realizing is Work is not something...