Sep 23, 2023

In a few hours, we are interviewing Rayna Dineen at Awakin Calls. She is founder of Reading Quest, a non-profit based in Santa Fe,that provides free structured literacy tutoring and social emotional skills to hundreds of undersupported, struggling young readers. Meeting Amma, the Indian "hugging saint" was a turning point in Rayna's life, that inspired her to a path of selfless service. Here is a short inspiring clip about their work -- 

And hosting the call is our volunteer Melissa Stephens, a big-hearted elementary school teacher for last 29 years. Every day at roll call, she looks into each student's eyes with a smile and whispers "I see you". In her own words, she is "excited and nervous about the call, which always feels like the best combo."  Join live here.

Sep 21, 2023

KarunaNews: Some 60,000 People Return From Prison Each Year. Her Program Is Now A Nationwide Model For Providing Second Chances

Sep 21, 2023

KarunaNews: A Berlin Bus Gets Lifted With The Help Of 40 People To Free A Young Man Pinned By A Rear Wheel

Sep 18, 2023

"Moonshot Pirates" has a youth challenge across 150 countries. The winning groups get a trip to the Silicon Valley! On that visit, their last stop? The Awakin Circle home in Santa Clara. Here's the group founder, Marko Londa, sharing on LinkedIn: 

In a week dominated by conversations about AI, tech, entrepreneurship, and moonshots, the most memorable one was about love and compassion.

With everything we do and every company we launch, we must aim to contribute to society. Approach life with love. That’s the real moonshot.

Thank you, ServiceSpace, for inspiring and sharing this important lesson.

#siliconvalley #moonshot #compassion

Sep 18, 2023

KarunaNews: He Visited Every Country Without Flying.

Sep 17, 2023

Are human beings fundamentally good or fundamentally bad? Are people mostly generous, or are they mostly selfish?

In today's NY Times: People Are More Generous Than You Think

In any given experiment, he reported, about 30 percent of the people do, indeed, behave selfishly. But, he continued, “fully half of all people systematically, significantly and predictably behave cooperatively."

"The point is, across a wide range of experiments, in widely diverse populations, one finding stands out: In practically no human society examined under controlled conditions have the majority of people consistently behaved selfishly."

Humanity hasn’t thrived all these centuries because we’re ruthlessly selfish; we’ve thrived because we’re really good at cooperation.

Sep 15, 2023

So inspiring to hear about our "Moved by Love" youth retreats in Vietnam!

Sep 14, 2023

KarunaNews: Paris Is Undergoing A Water Revolution

Sep 14, 2023

Today's DailyGood: A Zen Life: DT Suzuki

Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (1870~1966) was a prolific Japanese-American philosopher, writer and translator. He is considered by many to be Zen's unofficial "apostle to the West." He traveled and lectured extensively, interacting with diverse audiences and some of the most brilliant and creative minds of the age, among them Carl Jung, Martin Heidegger, Alan Watts, Thomas Merton, John Cage, and Gary Snyder. He is the author of more than 30 books, including, "An Introduction to Zen Buddhism. A ZEN LIFE is a documentary feature on this extraordinary man. Watch it here. [Read more ...]

Sep 13, 2023

KarunaNews: The Faroe Islands Is Doing Tourism On Its Own Terms