Airport Giftivism :) Posted by Fran Faraz, Jul 10 2017 tead of her real credit card! Embarrassed and frustrated, she didn't know what to do. My husband asked her what was wrong, and upon hearing her story, he instantly pulled out his credit card and said, "Don't worry, we'll cover you." While crying, the young woman asked me for our address so she could pay us back. Of course, I didn't want to miss my opportunity to practice Giftivism :), and I told her to Pay-it-Forward! :) Upon hearing that, she asked me if we could hug, and all of us found ourselves filled with joy and sharing happy smiles! The lady at the airport counter was happy to see everything being taking care of. When it came to our turn, it turned out that our luggage was 7 pounds overweight! But instead of instantly charging us the usual overwei

Challenges Of Giftivism Posted by Vasco Gaspar, Jul 30 2019 [Below is an edited transcript of a delightful conversation with Nipun and some spiritual elders of the Heartfulness ecosystem .] Victor: Our institutional culture ethos is to give all the teachings for free, but we do have some material costs. Brian, in particular, is holding this edge at the Ohio center that he runs. When we asked Daaji, he said he's been thinking about Giftivism and pay-forward. So we thought we'd ask you about it. Nipun: Thank you. What a joy to know that Daaji is resonant with these ideals. There are various ways to think about it. Let’s consider reciprocity -- giving and receiving. Most of us are typically engaged in three kinds of reciprocity -- direct, indirect and infinite. Direct reciprocity is linear and transactional. I do this for

Is Priceless Pricing About Cost Or Relationship? Posted by Colin Johnson, Nov 25 2020 ll in agreement. The Pace of our Conditions I love Audrey Lin’s timeless quote that, “We cannot outrun the pace of our conditions.” For those of us exploring these questions within the ServiceSpace ecosystem, we hear frequent aspirations of gift economy. ServiceSpace itself is a creative expression of these principles. Many others of us in the ecosystem are practicing pure giftivism, and are delighted to be in reciprocity with the tangible and intangible bounty of all types of capital that emerge. We see its power at work before us in this and other organizations, and we want to emulate it. We suspect that pure giftivism is how we should start. And yet, especially at the outset of our Priceless Pricing Project (PPP), how do we serve the other obliga

Kindness At Karma Kitchen Toronto Posted by Thu Nguyen, Jul 28 2018 joy to witness everyone do small things with great love, and watch the ways that the park and community came alive - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You really have no idea what will emerge in a public space when a few friends get together to give with no strings attached except know that goodness will be generated. It's a dream that we could return to practice and experience Giftivism right here in Toronto: Generosity isn’t a zero sum game because everyone wins. The Setup Volunteers who joined us in the morning to clean up the park and helped breathe a little love into the park. This time we had a Kindness theme and a beautiful Kindness tree where guests could either add to or get inspired by an act of Kindness. This video filmed by our young rockstar

A Beautiful Ripple From Pavi's Talk ... Posted by Yoo-Mi Lee, Dec 08 2017 A beautiful ripple from Pavi's talk on Giftivism: Reclaiming the Priceless: since last December when we first saw this video on youtube we have printed 1000 SMILE CARDS and have been giving . Who knows what ripples are being created ? Where this ripples will die down> Perhaps never. Each act will give rise to another new set of ripples. GIFTIVISM has no end only a beginning. It begins with me,you & us. ~ Mohan Nishtala

That One Person Posted by Anuj Pandey, Dec 11 2017 [I'm always humbled by the illuminating snapshots of life that surface during each Awakin Circle. Last Wednesday, on the coattails of Preeta's beautiful opening, Kozo shared this powerful story about his friend's encounter at a local pharmacy.] One day, I got a call from a friend. He's this guy from Hawaii, and he lives in Puerto Rico now. He had lost his job, and he was going through a rough patch in life. His daughter had anorexia and almost died. Puerto Rico itself is in shambles right now. And because he had lost his job, he started working at a pharmacy or drugstore chain down there, called Longs or CVS, or something like that. He was working at this little drugstore, just doing clerk work, ringing up and bagging people's purchases. He's an educated man,

From Gandhi 3.0 To Deep U Posted by Vasco Gaspar, Jun 22 2018 of Awareness-Based Human Flourishing. I feel that the program is the "coming together" of everything I've been learning, gathering and integrating in the last 12 years (Mindfulness, Heartfulness, Theory U, Social Presencing Theatre, etc.). After Gandhi 3.0 retreat, it became clear that one ingredient that could be deepened in our world today: a huuuuge amount of selfless Love and giftivism! Like the one we have been experiencing and receiving through this ServiceSpace beautiful ecosystem. But a question was present: how to give selflessly what you've been cultivating in the last decade? The Laddership Circle was the "catalyst" that helped us refine the design and experiment the concept in these last three days. After "digesting" all our

The Gift Of Gifting "University Without Walls" Posted by Giang Dang, Nov 30 2018 ver all magic that happened. As I wrote these lines, I thought of more and more people who came to offer their hearts. The circle kept widening. Our core team kept looking at each other in amazement. We felt so grateful for all the goodness and generosity that unfolded. So now we are 10 days after the program ended. A circle started forming in Sai Gon. Several participants started their “Giftivism Initiatives”: collecting plastic bags from community to make eco bricks, upcycling waste into handmade gifts, sharing what they learned from the program to others. Our B&B owners signed up as long-term volunteers for University Without Walls. The wife told me: “My husband and I decided we want to be part of this forever. Our whole family was so happy. You can use o

Vietnam Giftivism Update 2019 Posted by Giang Dang, Feb 01 2019 this is very unusual with this group!!!). We felt something sacred. We met many times before, discussing projects, ideas and plans, etc, and we felt connected to each other. But this time it was different. We felt connected to something higher. Even though individually each of us had spiritual practices, but collectively we couldn’t make the link between spirituality and what we do. Somehow Giftivism merged the flows of inner and outer journeys. So now, few months after the retreat, friends kept sharing how they started the dance. The owner of the eco resort has experimented with Karma-Homestay since January 1. Guests who stay there would pay-forward instead of business as usual. A group in Ho Chi Minh city started “pay-it-forward” counseling for families and yout

Gandhi 3.0 -- Vortex Of Noble Friendships Posted by Nipun Mehta, Mar 04 2020 publishing stories in upcoming OOOM magazine. In Vietnam, while Chau has started hand-spinning cotton, Hang-Mai writes: "April 30 was end of Vietnam-US war, and every year, we read about war heroes in the papers. This year, we suggested another theme to the Communist Party: healers and everyday heroes. And surprise -- they accepted! Twenty pages of their magazine will now feature stories of Giftivism!" In France, Jasky is plotting a local retreat with youth. Ravi and Naina started an Awakin Circle in their home and are architecting a Peace Garden at a local college. At UC Berkeley, Coleman and Dacher are keen to integrate circles for student well-being. In the Philippines, Sister MIgs echoed many others: "It is a gratuitous gift I received, an overwhelming experience