Interfaith Spiritual Travelers Circle: Anuj Pandey
Oct. 15 Interfaith Spiritual Travelers Circle: Anuj Kumar Pandey
Spiritual travelers
from all backgrounds and traditions,
sharing experience — seeking wisdom.
A Pilgrim's Interfaith Journey
Anuj Kumar Pandey has been a monk, a protestant Christian brother, a martial artist, a musician, story teller, Silicon Valley tech worker, ServiceSpace volunteer working behind the scenes with the technology that carries voices of the community, devoted spiritual traveler on the Sufi path, and humble spiritual friend to many.
We’re inviting Anuj to share the story of his pilgrimage from his village town in India to the Awakin Circles in the Bay Area and anchor an inquiry in the circle for each of us to reflect on our own. Here’s some guidance he received and shared at the beginning of a recent journey to India with his wife Kara:
Beauty is everywhere - try to hold that in perspective whether traveling to a holy site or in a bustling metro train ride.

Do less, be more - the balance of doing what naturally flows within the cycle of a day out of the necessity to serve, connect and relate in small ways.

Surrender - this may be one of the most common ones that people traveling to India think about doing but has been one of the hardest ones for people like us. We are so used to the life in Silicon Valley that reflects to a certain degree order and an organized pattern (in comparison India is considered chaos)....

Clean your heart every day...as you will your body! :) This one I guess sets the bar for me to practice kindness every wakeful moment to the extent I can...Not successful yet but learning to catch the arrival of negative thoughts a little quicker than I used to.    


An additional reflection: Life turning its gaze inward.

Please join us for a conversation with Anuj about the spiritual journey!

Sunday, October 15, 2017, 9:00 - 10:30 AM Pacific Time. You can find your corresponding local time at Time and Date.

To join us for the videoconference, please RSVP below. We’ll get back to you with the details.