Recording And More: What Would Gandhi Do?
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--Jignasha Pandya
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May 11, 2020

 

Dear Friends,

Thank you for coming together last weekend around the inquiry: What Would Gandhi Do? That is to say, how do we respond to these uncertain times with the 'law of love' and nonviolence? More than 900 of you RSVP'd, from many corners of the world, to hear the compelling wisdom of Gandhian luminaries, Michael Nagler and Rajni Bakshi, alongside everyday stories of courageous kindness from Rohan and Drishti.

Below are five ways to build on the numerous ripples already in motion ...

  • Recordings: to access audio, video, and written nuggets, click here.
  • Engage: to connect with each other (and speakers), view user-submitted questions, share resources and much more, join our WWGD group.
  • Next Sunday's Call: we continue the series with the legendary Sister Lucy and life-long Gandhian activist Abhay Bang. RSVP here.
  • Go Deeper: over the last decade, we've hosted 100+ in-person "hands, head, heart" retreats. Now we are doing improv with an online variant. Learn more.
  • Volunteer: to help shift the narrative of fear, we're soon launching KarunaVirus for India! To help scout stories of compassion, write, and more: signup to volunteer.

We're also grateful for the incredible feedback that so many you submitted. Here's a small collage of your highlights: "Gandhi would've been a nurse -- for a more beautiful world waiting to be born." "Microscopic action and telescopic altruism." "Prayer trumps fear." "We are bigger than the limitations of duality." "Resilient mind creates a resilient body." "What does it mean to be human?" "Gandhi was frequently 'quarantined' in jail, but that didn't stop him from serving." "Life becomes livable to the extent death is treated as a friend, never as an enemy." "We can't touch each other, but we can bow to each other." "Spiritually speaking, nothing has changed. Everything is still impermanent." "Leverage for large scale change lies in figuring out what we value." "Gandhi never gave up on our capacity to care." "Pessimism is for better times." "Can we write more words of love to each other?"

Despite the challenging constraints of the pandemic, it is reassuring that our spirits still find ways to come together across boundaries, unite around Gandhian values, and keep compounding small ripples of goodwill until they turn into tidal waves.

Thank you, for co-creating such a sacred space, and we very much look forward to continuing the dialogue.

On behalf of a 23-volunteer crew,

Rahul and Jignasha
 

Posted by Jignasha Pandya on May 11, 2020


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