[Pune] Heart Intelligence & Education in the AI World
Location: Ghorpadi, Pune
Duration: --
The real problem of humanity is we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and god-like technologies. —E.O. Wilson
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly begins to spread its wings, Educators, Parents and the larger society needs to think deeply about HI (Heart Intelligence) in this era that seriously risks what it means to be human beings alive on this planet. In India, more than one lakh lives are lost every year to suicide, and it is the top killer in the 15-29 years age category. One in every five adults around the world has no one to turn to; 330 million adults do not talk to a friend or family member for at least two weeks; 2 billion people are so dissatisfied with where they live that they wouldn't recommend their community to anyone else.
Social media hacked our attention, and now AI is going after our intimacy in very subversive ways. That context not only keeps people stuck in relationship issues but also promotes technology that keeps them hooked, exacerbating the status quo. Instead of the tempting escape into the virtual worlds of a meta-verse, could we find a better route? Perhaps education as a tool for building a “loving universe” (Metta-Verse)? (Metta is the Sanskrit word meaning loving-kindness).
What is our role as Educators? How can we educate head, hands and heart to ignite the soul-force in each child? How can we use this epochal moment in human history to re-examine and disrupt our limiting definitions of intelligence, and design for deep integration of IQ, EQ and CQ (Compassion Quotient) in young lives?
Date: December 29th (Sunday)
Time: 10 AM-5 PM
Location: In Ghorpadi, Pune. (Exact details to be shared upon confirmation)
Ultimately our hope is to deepen the matrix of heart's intelligence amongst us, and co-imagine pathways to further unleash that intelligence into our disconnected education systems and beyond!
To join and co-create a field of collective heart intelligence, please fill the application form and we will get back to you in a few days.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Today's world is designed around cultivating the intelligence of the head and hands, but we have very limited spaces to understand and grow our hearts. If we can tap into the intersection of hands, head and heart and even go a step beyond to lead with our heart's intelligence, we can ignite the 'law of love' that Gandhi said would work with just as much precision as the laws that govern gravity and electricity. In this retreat, we aim to collectively ignite that intelligence of heart and reflect on its skilful application for personal and collective transformation. (For a bit of a flavor of the emergence, here are some glimpses from a recent gathering.)
Simply put, we are a group of ordinary individuals, who come alive in doing small acts of kindness. Volunteers behind this particular retreat have hosted thousands of circles and hundreds of Moved by Love retreats; moreover, they have supported many ServiceSpace projects from Karuna News to Karma Kitchen.
- Inspiring participants. Lots of great hearts are coming together!
- Uncommon questions. For quick-fix, binary, either-or answers, we already have Google; we aim to hold questions to lean into its nuances first.
- Noble Friendships. Our hope is to nurture a rich matrix of friendships among unlikely friends.
- Volunteer Run. It's run entirely by volunteers, so there's no solicitation, pitches, agendas. Just practice of love.
To be decided. Watch out. :)
All Moved By Love retreats are offered as a no-strings-attached gift, made possible by gratitude offerings from past alumni. At the end of all retreats, everyone has an opportunity to keep the chain alive and pay it forward with money, time or other expressions of wealth -- for future guests.
The retreat formally begins on 10:00AM on Dec 29th (Sunday), 2024. Please ensure you reach the retreat venue before that. If needed, outstation guests are welcome to arrive on the previous evening.
Retreat ends at Sunday, Dec 29th @ 5PM. Most participants will leave during the evening, but in case you need to stay back for the night, we will be happy to arrange that.
Please note that is mandatory to be present with us for the entire duration of the retreat. And during the retreat, you won’t have space to take other meetings or step out of the campus.
Through our time together, we will sit in circles to learn from each other’s experiments and challenges; hear and engage with some innovative speakers across sectors; engage in many group practices that nurture our collective inner transformation. Plenty of opportunities to engage the head, hands and of course the heart. Plus a few surprises!
Over last twelve years, thousands have joined from a wide-ranging backgrounds. Perhaps what brought them together was a simple organizing principle: We are not merely what we do, but who we become by what we do. If you resonate with the notion that inner change and outer change are intrixicably intertwined, and if you are moved to cultivate deep connections with kindred spirits, this retreat will likely speak to you! Beyond that, we'd recommend leaning in your heart's intuition -- more often than not, 'heart knows today what the mind will know tomorrow.' :)
To facilitate deeper connections, we limit the group size of our gatherings -- and give priority to project initiators who are anchoring local projects in their contexts.
If you have any questions, please contact us anytime. To co-create our sacred field of emergence, we welcome you join us!
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