About Me
I'm joining Service Space because ... of opportunity to do some external service resulting in some inner transformation.
A good day to me is when ... I am able to sleep with a satisfaction that I have done whatever I possibly could
My hero in life is ...So many.
My favorite book is ...Book of Awakening, Mark Nepo.
One thing I'm grateful for is ... I am grateful for everything that comes my way.
Aslinur And Marian: A Sufi Prayer
Jul 01, 2021, 4 smiles
[In a Prayer Circle in May, amid India's covid crisis, Marian and Aslinur offered a powerful Sufi prayer. Below is a lightly edited transcript and video of their offering.]
Aslinur: As-salaam alaykum, dear sisters and brothers, may peace, compassion, and blessings of the divine be upon us on all the creations and creatures.
Marian: It's our great honour to be here, with all of you in this beautiful circle of companions. We are in Istanbul, and we are three days before the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and prayer. So, it feels very meaningful to be having this global prayer circle here right now, at this moment, when hundreds of millions of Muslims, around the world, are already in an ongoing phase of fasting and prayer and introspection. So, our intention in sharing this prayer is also linking in, with this whole field of prayer, that has been going ... Read Full Story
Wonderful Awakin Circle This Wednesday
Jul 26, 2019, 18 comments, 12 smiles
WOW, a fabulous Awakin Circle this Wednesday.
I had been holding these circles over the past month, on behalf of our dear friend Jaideep, who had to travel. This Wednesday we had with us, a dedicated Service Space Volunteer, Rohit, who had also volunteered in a Laddership circle, that I was a part of, this spring.
As he was to be with us, I requested him to share his amazing life journey during the circle of sharing. To my utter joy and surprise, I received 24 RSVP’s. Inspite of the torrential rains just one and half hours before the circle began, we had 16 participants, all youngsters. And this was after a circle, the previous week, where I was the only participant.
We observed an hour of silence, then I read the Awakin reading, and then I welcomed and informed the participants about emergence of Awakin Circles. Then I requested Rohit to speak ... Read Full Story
