We Can Do No Great Things, ...
We can do no great things, only small things with great love :) I thought this picture summarized the recently held Giftivism Gathering in Ahmedabad..
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Voices from the field — writings on inner transformation, gift ecology, collective coherence, and the quiet experiments that ripple outward.
Giftivism In February
‘Leaders in human history have been good speakers, but the leaders of the modern world will be good listeners!’ It was a quote shared in the opening circle of the Giftivism retreat...
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40 Day Gratitude
Inspirations from my 40 –day gratitude diary. This journey of 40 day was through all the hustle bustle of craftroots , retreats and our cooling off time at Coimbatore farm. There were days when...
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Another Story: Today Our BY HEART ...
Another story: Today our BY HEART group activity is go the Mother Teresa Ashram & meet the people who are there. In the ashram there so many people who are mentally challenged, so many people are...
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Feeding With Love
"When is the next Seva Cafe?" someone asked me in Pune and I blurted out, "23rd Jan 2013" and then I looked around to see who said that...realising it was some...
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The Smile Stall In College
[Originally Posted by Mona] On the back side of the Smile Card is a wonderful quote by Gandhi: "The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose." I had read this...
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Barfi Smile With Award Winning ...
Barfi smile with award winning writer and filmmaker of Infinite Vision. Pavithra Mehta she is. :) Ahaa moment of the week at silent wednesday.
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SpiriTed Talks From Winter 2012
SpiriTed circles have been a highlight at the Moved By Love Retreats that are held once a month. The space is held by the participants at the retreat, and a few speakers are invited to share moments...
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Building A Better World
God said "Your task is to build a better world" I answered "how?, the world is such a large, vast place, so complicated. I am so small with all my weakness, there's nothing I can...
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Friends Few Minutes Ago I Got ...
Friends few minutes ago i got a chance to do service (Seva). Me & Sandeep Brahmbhatt we both are at street & giving food to the people who are Hungary or people who are sleeping on the road side. So...
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Feeding The Animals
On our night walk, we just met Rajesh, a computer engineer who feeds close to 50 dogs and 35 cats on his way home from work, every night. Making his way from Prabhadevi to Andheri, he reaches home to...
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If Generosity Truly Percolates In Our ...
If generosity truly percolates in our society, there will be no need for charity
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Learning From The Life Of Ishwar Bhai Patel
On 26th December 2012, exactly two years after the passing of Ishwar Patel a group of friends decided to spend an hour in silence at the Safai Vidyalaya. For most people present, the space...
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Story Of Akshaypatra
More than a year back I got a akshaypatra bottle from a friend, the contents of which have been given for various things in the past. this year, I wanted to use the contents for...
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In Preparation For A Talk In ...
In preparation for a talk in front of an audience of Business School students next week, I decided to re-visit my micro-economics text book. First page, Chapter 1: The laws of economics are based on...
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Few Days Ago I Went To ...
Few days ago i went to the PAVNAR (Vinobaji's Ashram) & SEVAGRAM (Gandhiji's Ashram). I was really a good trip. So Yesterday i was talking to my grand nani. We had a 30 minutes conversation. SERVICES...
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A Childlike Heart Of Faith
On 20th January, 2013, at Bangalore Seva Café amazing ripples of kindness and love floated in the air. My friend Priti and I were greeted with huge smiles, hugs and warmth...
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Lessons From Smile Cards
Gandhi once said, “It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that...
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Seva Cafe In Mumbai
Along with lots of Awakin gatherings cropping up everywhere, Seva Cafe experiments are also emerging -- last month in Bangalore, and this month in Bombay. Full story here and a beautiful...
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Awakin-ing At Rakesh's Home
"It will be nice to have an Awakin gathering in my home someday as I genuinely wish that my family and friends can experience the joy that I am experiencing right now" remarked Rakesh...
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From The Awakin Gatherings
This wednesday the awakin gathering at the urban ashram was indeed a lesson in abundance flowing in from the universe! Mona, a regular attendee of the wed's called me a day earlier and...
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