Social enterprises are fundamentally different entities than standard enterprises. While certain outward features may seem similar, or even identical in some cases, the underlying motivations driving the two are totally different. Just as diesel fuel in a gasoline engine can take you only so far before your vehicle breaks down, so too the motivations and [...]
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My Wedding
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, tagged Anjali Desai, Ankur Shah, Asha Patel, Be The Cause, Charityfocus, Christine Bulaoro, Dandi Yatra, Dr. V, Global Oneness Project, helpothers.org, Jayeshbhai Patel, John Silliphant, Manav Sadhna, marriage, Nipun Mehta, Raj Sangana, Raju Panchal, random acts of kindness, Rishikesh, Seema Patel, Seth Newton, smile cards, Sriram Kuchimanchi, Sukh Chugh, Uma Havaligi, unconditional love, Vandana J, wedding, wedding vows, Yaniv Cohen on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was a time in my life when I thought I would never get married. When most people make that choice, its usually because they are too afraid of commitment. In my case, it was the opposite. I wanted a partner in the cultivation of unconditional love, and after a few experiments in college and [...]
80 Rupees of Kindness in Bangalore
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, Spirituality on June 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“I’m the eldest among us, so I you have to let me pay for these tickets! Besides, just one ticket in the States cost more than all three tonight!!”
My cousin’s wallet hand was faster than mine, pulling out Rs. 520 for three opening night seats to ‘Angels and Demons’ before I could make good on my intention.
“Naaah! Come [...]
The Power of a Gift
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, tagged Ambassador Chowdhury, Art Miles Mural Project, Arts4Unity, Be The Cause, Blazin' Hope, Blazin' Hope 2, Blazin' Hope 3, Blazin' Hope III, Chris McConnachie, film festival, Garden State Film Festival, gift economy, InSIDe Film Festival, International Family Film Festival, Itipini, Jenny McConnachie, Jesse Zink, Karmacy, MC Yogi, MTV Iggy, Nashville Film Festival, Obama, San Luis Obispo Film Festival, smile cards, USC on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gifts that are given from a space of gratitude have the power to unleash tremendous goodness into the world. This is the story of one small gift that demonstrates the awesome capacity for that goodness to ripple onwards.
When I got asked to make a short-film for Blazin’ Hope 2, I agreed only after others had [...]
The Economist on Alternate Currencies
Posted in Insight, tagged Alternate Currencies, economist on alternate currencies, the economist on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s edition The Economist has a short box-text on alternate currencies. From the article:
Gerhard Rösl, professor of economics at the University of Applied Sciences in Regensburg, who wrote on alternative currencies in 2006 for the Bundesbank, says the overall stimulus from such schemes in times of deflation may be short-lived—because, though the velocity of [...]
Making Cops Smile :-)
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, tagged Amma, amnesty, beating tickets, Berkeley, budget cuts, california financial crisis, cops, court letter, doughnuts, Krishnammal Jagannathan, Mata Amritanandamayi, reduced ticket, smile cards, smile deck, speeding, tickets on December 20, 2008 | 9 Comments »
“Why you in such a hurry? You were going 40 in a 25 zone. Gimme your license, registration, & proof of insurance.”
It was so late on Wednesday night that it was already Thursday. Riding with me was my fiancee, a gift-economy naturopath, a Mexican Gandhian & peaceful warrior, and an Amma devotee & brilliant graphic [...]
Krishnammal Jagannathan Speaks at CharityFocus
Posted in Insight, Inspiration, tagged Bhoodan Movement, Charityfocus, Krishnammal Jagannathan, LAFTI, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Right Livelihood Award 2008, Vinoba Bhave on November 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Krishnammal Jagannathan, winner of the Right Livelihood Award for 2008, shared ancedotes and wisdom from her decades of struggle for social justice through non-violent means, including her time with Vinoba Bhave and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The video was recorded on November 12th, 2008 at the CharityFocus ‘Intergalactic Headquarters’ in Santa Clara, California.
Toilet Paper and Asthma
Posted in Insight, tagged asthma, asthma cure, cost of asthma, toilet paper, trees used for toilet paper on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I always wondered why kids in the most polluted cities in Asia had asthma rates 10X lower than kids near, say diesel truck routes, in the United States. And now I have an answer. Fat Knowledge posts a Wired article about how a bacterial imbalance in the gut leads to asthma & related symptoms.
Blaser and [...]
