Dalai Lama Honors ServiceSpace
Dalai Lama awarded Nipun with an "Unsung Hero of Compassion", award and he graciously received it on behalf of ServiceSpace. Read More »
Gandhi 3.0: Grand Rehearsal of Unconditional Love
70 global love warriors hold a simple idea: if diverse people can all hold space with a focus on inner transformation, something may shift in the matrix of our interconnection and create a field for radically innovative solutions for today's challenges. Read More »
My Six Weeks of Laddership
"How have I evolved? I am not sure yet, except to say that the former me wouldn't allow "not sure" to be an answer." Lara reflects on the subtle shifts from her 6-week virtual Laddership Circle. Read More »
Stories from a 21 Day Inclusion Challenge
Over 1000 participants around the world practiced daily acts of inclusion for 21 days straight last summer. Chandni highlights a few stories from the journey. Read More »
The Gift Spectrum
Birju outlines and reflects on different shades of gift economy and ecology. Read More »
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Bruce Friedrich: Compassion For All God's Creatures
Posted by Birju Pandya, Jan 22 2020
This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Bruce Friedrich: Compassion For All God's CreaturesReflection questions: Our guest this week was guided by his Catholic faith to embrace compassion for all living beings and to devote his life's work to ending factory farming for animals. What has been your call to impact and compassion, and how does that manifest in your work?
On Celebration Of Aging
Posted by Nisha Srinivasan, Jan 21 2020
[ Below is the New Year wish we received from T S Ananthu, one of the founders of the eco community Navadarshanam near Bangalore, India.]
We all get and send messages celebrating the arrival of a new year. The irony is that while occasions such as new year and birthdays are seen as a cause for celebration, the process of ageing isn't. Becoming older is seen as a cause for regret.
In ancient times, age was seen as an indicator of maturity, even wisdom. But now, it is viewed with alarm by those getting older, and with disdain by those still young. Our culture is very much tilted in favour of the young - they are the ones targeted in advertisements that show youthful energy, they are the ones who are offered starting salaries that often exceed amounts paid to those with a life long of experience at the work place.
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KindSpring Weekly: Spotlight On Kindness: Kindness Is
Posted by Ameeta Martin, Jan 21 2020
Latest issue of 'KindSpring Weekly' newsletter is themed Spotlight On Kindness: Kindness Is Tireless. As we again honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., we must remember not to give up on those who fear and hate. As our story highlights, the love that transforms society does not make a distinction between "worthy" and "unworthy" or between friend and enemy. It is the forces of evil that must be countered; not the persons doing evil, to whom instead we should extend love. - Ameeta
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Teen Awakin Circle
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Kindful Kids: How To Raise Kids Who Value Kindness Over
This week's 'Kindful Kids' newsletter is on How to Raise Kids Who Value Kindness Over Success. ... Read more
Erich Fromm's Six Rules Of Listening
"Listening, Erich Fromm argues, is 'is an art like the understanding of poetry' and, like any ... Read more
Home Nguyen: What Seems To Matter Doesn't Really Matter
This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Home Nguyen: What Seems To Matter Doesn't Really ... Read more
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