Coming of age during the height of the Cold War, John Marks eschewed his father’s wish that he take over the family insurance business, and instead joined the U.S. Foreign Service. In his own words: “I wanted to go out into the world&mdas...

Shantum Seth received the “lamp transmission” from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, who ordained him as a Dharmacharya (Teacher of the Dharma) in 2001. Since then, he has been teaching mindfulness meditation in India and across the world. Cons...

"For brief periods, when life breaks our way, it can feel as if we are finally getting somewhere. We may feel that we are finally becoming someone who understands this crazy life. With this self-image securely in place, we may decide that we are good...

Victor Koo is a familiar face in China's tech industry. In the 90s, he was president of Sohu, China's second-largest search engine. Subsequently, he founded YouKu, China's largest online video platform with 500 million monthly users (commonly called ...

I believe humanity is undergoing a profound transformation in consciousness. What the world needs most is for each of us to shine our light, love and genius into the realms we inhabit...and to share stories, examples, discovery and practices that wil...

Traversing through time and space, and through humanness to the beyond, listening is a powerful and underrated practice. So says author, educator, and cultural activist Christian McEwen. She prefers to use the word "listening" not simply for the work...

After an inspiring Awakin Call with Madhu Anziani last month, Reinaldo, Madhu and a few more heartful artists are coming back for a unique experiment -- A musical immersion into the three worlds of shamanic journey, through singing, chanting and drum...

"As a Westerner, my heart was lifted in the 1980s when I heard about Sarvodaya. It answered my longing for a way to transform our very individualistic and materialistic culture. Thus began my own 40-year journey to translate Dr. Ari's principles into...

Lucy Grace never intended to embark upon a formal spiritual path. Yet again and again, she felt called deeper into it.

Raised by a young, single mother in an impoverished neighborhood in New Zealand, Lucy experienced significant trauma throughout ch...

**Please note this call is on Friday, rather than our usual Saturdays.

"Losing all of the basic functions of being a human being was the greatest teacher," says musician and composer Madhu Anziani. "It was an opportunity to go fully into the teachin...