Reflections & Stories

A Day Of Maitri In Delhi

What happens when 16 inspired souls come together for a day in the spirit of maitri, in a place that is etched into history for its contribution to the creation of modern India? Some of us found out...

Walking With Vinoba

Arun dada left home when he was just 19 and together with Meera ba connected with Vinoba Bhave during the Bhoodan movement and have ever since lived a life in service. During our conversation...

Walking For Peace

600 kms, 19 days. Yogesh bhai just completed his walking pilgrimage from Mumbai to ahmedabad yesterday. Yash who is just 18 yr old joined him midway just after his 12th Exams and many other...

SpiriTed Talks From The Moved By Love Retreat

At the Moved By Love Retreat in December, 4 of our dear friends stepped up to shared stories from their journey with the entire circle. Here are some moments from the talks! Birju Pandya: Birju...

Spreading Smiles, One Frame At A Time

At various points in our lives most people who read this would have been touched by Sandeep’s simple, yet transformational positive attitude. For some, he’s an inspiring filmmaker with...

Tribute To A Servant Of Peace

Yesterday at 6am, two pilgrims, Suresh Bhai and Rajshree left Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad on their walking pilgrimage towards the village of Gopal dada.  As a servant of peace, Gopal Dada...

Micro Moments Of Love

An incredible soul, and youngest of the three sisters in the Pandya family, Trupti is a trained psychologist who's been working with special needs children for years. However, She's been an...

Experiments In Grace

On 15th August 1953, nineteen-year old Jagdish Shah decides to leave home. Every night, for the last month, tears have been rolling down his eyes. While it didn't make sense to leave his parents,...

From Saurashtra To Baroda: Sheetal's Updates From The

Early in the month of April, Sheetal Vaidya decided to set off on a journey of love across India - or what she called the Bhav Jatra. We're blessed to be sharing updates from her journey across...

Recently For The First Time We ...

Recently for the first time we had an exclusive moved by retreat for youths working in grassroot villages. Known as Gramshilipi (Architects of Villages), these youth after studying in the Gandhian...

Power Of Perseverance

A Gift Circle In Pune

Just last month, we were delighted to host our dear friend Charles Eisenstein to the Urban Ashram for a few special gatherings. Charles has been a kind advocate for the (material) de-growth...

Honouring The Journey Of Gopal Dada

[Originally Posted by Rajshri Doshi] Gopal dada, the name itself brings, love, compassion, karmayogi - so many thoughts in our mind. Every time i met Gopal dada we would discuss how i should...

Karma Kitchen In Baroda!

"What is holding us from being kind but then I sense, we are fine… It will all happen, one small step at a time!"  - These beautiful words are from our dear friend Nimo's Being...

Saeed-ji: Fakir, Mechanic And Believer In Humanity

[Originally Posted by Anna Da Costa]Anna, a beautiful soul in Delhi writes about an  encounter with a Saeed Ji - a man who lives on the street, but blessed with a heart of...

Updates From Sheetal-ben's 'Bhav Jatra'

Day 1 -2nd March, 2014 The day of yaatra started with prayers by my parents and a bag full of goodies that they had to give to ensure that their child is taken care of! To start with I had a bad...

TEDx Bangalore: From Solving To Serving To Surrender

Our dear friend Nimo Patel was recently invited to share his journey with Empty Hands at the TEDx event in Bangalore. Here is the just-released video - 'From Solving to Serving to Surrender' with his...

Jayeshbhai Patel: Love In Action

“Invisible service is love made visible.” Not often do we meet people that seem to have that special ability to see right into the center of our hearts, causing it to expand with the...

What I Learned Through The In-Turnship

Thinking back on our “In-turnship” last month, it’s hard to put in words. The opportunity to visit and spend both structured and unstructured time with such a diverse...

The Magic Of A Smile Gathering!

Inspired by moved by love family we all found ourselves at a smile gathering on 26th of January. 30 friends shared this space with a pure intention of spreading love and kindness in the community...

Kahaaan Hai Gandhi?