Everything And Everyone Is God
After lunch one afternoon Sidu told me that he’d arranged for me to spend time with a man named Raghu who was now waiting for me out front on his motorcycle. Sidu wouldn’t be going with...
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Voices from the field — writings on inner transformation, gift ecology, collective coherence, and the quiet experiments that ripple outward.
Head Heart Hands In Bangalore
There was this young boy, who was going to light the lamp in the temple. Normally his mother used to go, but since his mother was ill, the young boy took in on himself to light the lamp...
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Remembering Gandhi-ji In A Different Way
Often, 2nd October is the only day when we remember the man who struggled for freedom of our nation, the man who walked miles so people get their rights. The man who decided to wear only a...
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Souls Connected By Service
17th October 2013; 7am; kotma, Uttarakhand Gopal kaka is 88. Joseph ji is 45. One lives in Ahemedabad, the other is a seeker and a wanderer. They have never met. Yet I felt a beautiful...
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Bhaskar's Recipe For Creating Happiness And Love
When chefs share recipes, they sometimes omit one secret ingredient, one that makes a signature dish truly unique. Bhaskar, on the other hand, freely gives away his secret ingredient - pure...
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Serving In Uttarakhand
3rd October 2013; 1433 hrs; village Kotma, Uttarakhand Am I really serving? This is the question I have come to ask myself repeatedly in the last few days. In July, when I had this urge to come...
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The Analyst Who Sold His Ferrari
[Originally Posted by Safal Niveshak]Imagine a stock market analyst appearing on CNBC advising traders to “stay long on L&T”, “short M&M”, and “buy IRB on...
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The Festival Of Ganesh Is One ...
The festival of Ganesh is one of the more popular ones in India - more so in Mumbai. Every year, communities come together in the spirit of devotion and pool their funds to bring a Ganesh idol to...
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A Gift Of Love
On my recent visit to India, I had the the opportunity to spend time with several inspiring soulsi n Ahmedabad and Pune. One man that I sat with on my last night in India was Suresh-bhai. ...
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Giftivism Ripples From A Young Service Rockstar
Earlier in the year, after Nipun's talk at Christ College in Bangalore, one of the Deans treated our whole gang to lunch. While we spent an hour dining, two beautiful souls were waiting outside...
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Serving At The Retreat
I once asked my mom, “Don't you get tired working for all of us day in and day out, and that too, without seeking anything in return?” She just smiled and said, “I like...
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Stories That Travel
I was in a fix while coming up with a title for this post… should it be about storytelling or should it be about random acts of kindness? What follows is a beautiful account of both. But what...
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Toilet And A Rainbow
Last week I was walking out of Patangyu with Anjali and out of a crack in the fence we spotted a woman limping up the hill from the dumping ground. Her ankle was wrapped in...
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Smiles From A Yatra
Over the past few months, a few of us were blessed to undetake a 'Pilgrimage' or Yatra across the country through a film making intiative. Through the project, we were humbled to see the...
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Meet Omkaar - A Gift Economy Astronomer
As part of our preparation to leave India and move to Africa, we took a road trip in India. A last outing – just the three of us – me, my husband and our car. We had no agenda;...
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A Servant Of Peace
As a servant of peace, Gopal Dada dedicated the last several decades of his to the work of bringing peace to his community. After walking with the likes of Vinoba Bhave in the Bhoodan Movement, Gopal...
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On The Way Home
The magic continued even after the Moved By Love retreat that I attended in Ahmedabad. On my way home to Bangalore the aircraft took off and the food trolleys were brought out. I was hungry...
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Spirited Stories... With Jignasha Pandya
Jignasha’s early years were in Africa in the thick of nature. From there she moved to India at an age of 14. Over the years Jignasha has gone through many phases in her personal and...
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Moved By Love In August
Micro-Moments of Inter-connection What happens when we begin to trust the infinite organizing power of the Universe and hold space for 30 noble friends from across the world. What if we shared...
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Love Blossoms On Independence Day
​ Unlike every year when we would criticize the government or enjoy the holiday of Independence Day by sleeping, this 15th August we decided to celebrate the day as a smile day. So went out...
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Cultivating Compassion In Kutch
In the third week of August, 13 noble friends headed out to the Kutch district in Gujarat. Known for its white desert and gorgeous landscapes, we were hosted in the homes of the most beautiful homes...
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