A very different guest this time, from the world of philosophy, spirituality and service. Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace (servicespace.org), a volunteer-driven global organisation that creates lasting change and drives global compassion through small acts of service. Their mission, in their own words, is "to create a shift from consumption to contribution, transaction to trust, scarcity to abundance, and isolation to community".

I learnt about compassion, infinite reciprocity, the meaning of impact, dissolution of ego and much more in this lovely conversation.

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Timestamps:

0:52 Intro, Discovering Service as his purpose.
4:13 Early Childhood, experiences that shaped him, connecting context.
13:41 Relationship with money, choosing flow over accumulation.
18:18 The meaning of impact, serving without the expectation of an outcome.
29:38 Understanding Sympathy, Empathy and Compassion. And the difference between them.
34:57 Giving like a king, discovering compassion.
41:21 Learning the law of love, learning from kids.
47:47 Happiness in the disillusion of ego.
49:33 Living in the present. "Read man, he is the living poem."

Full transcript of the conversation can be found here: https://share.descript.com/view/v00w4MD1he2

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