Tag Archives: Pavi Mehta

Agapanthus

Posted on August 15, 2019 by awakinOAK

By Pavithra K. Mehta I never notice agapanthus before she blooms. This lack of awareness allows for yearly ambush. A blue bombardment, like so many miniature firecracker displays in freeze frame, they seize the sidewalks, fully formed– their delicate globes fashioned … Continue reading →

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Live In the Soul and Be Guided By It

Posted on November 9, 2018 by pancho

–by Pavithra Mehta  (Nov 08, 2019) Dr. V firmly believes that action motivated by love exerts a force and organizing power of its own. He makes the cultivation of unconditional compassion for all beings a daily goal—a Dalai Lama-esque endeavor not always … Continue reading →

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If We Could Learn To Live Like That

Posted on March 11, 2016 by pancho

–by Pavithra Mehta  (Mar 11, 2016) There is something arresting and unearthly about a magnolia tree in flower. Something that dances between divinity and dementia. A whirling dervish of a tree. Bursting with grace and an utter lack of restraint. See … Continue reading →

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I Double Dare You

Posted on August 14, 2015 by pancho

–by Pavithra Mehta  (Aug 12, 2015) the edges of things are always deceptive. because we are taught to believe in endings and beginnings.   but the truth is: There Are No Borders.   and all boundaries are lines drawn in the … Continue reading →

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Life Is Baeutiful

Posted on May 22, 2015 by pancho

–by Pavithra Mehta  (May 21, 2015) Do you remember the name of your kindergarden teacher? I do, mine. Her name was Mrs. White. And I remember thinking she must be some older relation of Walt Disney’s Snow White, because she had … Continue reading →

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Heartabled: Stop, Refresh, Relax, Refocus.

Posted on January 3, 2014 by pancho

–by Grace Dammann (Jan 03, 2014) Pavi Mehta:  One of the things, just listening to you—the standards that you set for your life and the way you live are, for most of us, they’re hard to fathom. When you were describing yourself … Continue reading →

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Infinite Vision

Posted on October 20, 2011 by pancho

-by Pavithra K. Mehta (Oct 21, 2011) Dr. Govindappa Venkataswami, also known as Dr. V, held himself and his team to a set of powerful, unwritten directives. Stay rooted in compassion. Skillfully channeled, compassion can drive and dictate inclusion, equality, … Continue reading →

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