We are the Gift we are seeking
We are the Gift we are seeking – Madhusudan Agrawal – Presentation given in Gift Symposium, Tokyo, Japan Namaste: In India when we meet we say Namaste, which means “I honor the place in you wherethe entire Universe resides. I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honorthe […]
Being Moved By Madurai
Last week week, sixteen of us participated in a special gathering in Madurai over the weekend. Some of the Moved By Love Ahmedabad gang and changemakers and artists from around India joined our friends at Aravind Eye Hospital for the “Moved By Madurai” retreat. A brief recap of the memorable 3-days is here. Prachi shares […]
Grass is greener at my side
‘Attend to the soil and your soul would be nourished’. Spending time with Raghu, Nisha and Aum, an incredible family who sold their house in America and came back to India to do organic farming.
Being with Raghubhai
Bela Shah from US shares her heartfelt volunteer experience with Raghu Bhai in Moved By love, Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad. “If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” (Lila Watson, from Indicorps website) Since […]
The Family Behind EKATVA
Ekatva has been such an organic journey. Each day for the past few years, a family of 7 Staff Members from Gandhi Ashram-based NGO, Manav Sadhna, have made the EKATVA pilgrimage a reality for our 16 children. Whether supporting and managing the children’s health, education, emotional ups and downs, family relations and problems, and as […]
Muchos Gratitudos
I love my community. Being in contact with Manav Sadhna provides a richness to daily life that complements regular work in a perfect way. There is always something or other going on; a gathering at Seva Cafe, a volunteer visiting from this place, a group to interact with from that. Last month we hosted Teach […]
Smile it forward :)
Few days back we were tagged with a big basket of best quality sweets, at least 5 kgs of it. Everyone knows I love sweets and they bring a big smile on my face but co-incidentally this last week I am on a Ayurvedic diet and which means I cannot eat any sweets for at least 2 weeks. It was interesting to […]
Service and Swagyan
Question: What do storytellers from South India, a professor from Stanford University and two renowned sages have in common? Answer: Beautiful insights into the role of service in self-realization. We were blessed over the weekend of February 4th to have with us the co-authors of Infinite Vision – Pavithra Mehta and Suchitra Shenoy, a professor with […]
A Special Wednesday
It’s that time of the new year, where we we’re blessed to host one of the most amazing guest speakers – Pavi Mehta. What a way to start the year, with ripples of love and acts of kindness. We began our preparations two weeks before her arrival on Feb 1st. There was so much excitement […]