Sarvodaya is Here

Sarvodaya means awakening of all, and points to the tremendous realization that we are all connected, and another's pain is our pain. The only way we can grow as human beings is when we expand the notion of who we are and what is in our circle of concern.

We seek to achieve this by slowing down and focusing on the basics. We do this by coming together when an opportunity presents itself. In many respects, Sarvodaya at Stanford is a training environment for the leaders of tomorrow, helping support and nurture each other in their self-development journey.

Keep track of the latest and greatest on our blog.

Subscribe to sarvodaya-stanford

Email:

Visit this group

Sarvodaya's Values

We operate on the following principles:

1. Serve Others: We serve those around us in the most authentic way possible, creating meaningful connections with the world
2. Help Ourselves: Through these connections, selfless service brings real joy to one's heart and an inner transformation, which is the reward. As the Dalai Lama said, "Be selfish, be generous."
3. Quality over Quantity: As Mother Teresa said, "You cannot do great things, only small things with great love."
4. Impact Assessment: The test of our success is if we are able to love more and hate less in our daily life

There are no agendas at Sarvodaya. The core operates in a servant-leadership frame - we aim to nurture and support people's journeys and bring our best gifts to the table. Although each member of the core has designated responsibilities (i.e. finances, website, etc.), we expect core members to be flexible to step up to help each other when the need arises. Also, we do not operate through hierarchies, but rather as a team.

Sarvodaya's work since its inception has been diverse:

1. Trip to Karma Kitchen: Stanford students traveled to Berkeley to serve at the legendary Karma Kitchen with love and run the restaurant for an afternoon. Read our Karma Kitchen tales.
2. Hosting Inspiring Speakers: When someone has given their life to service, we want to learn from them. Nipun Mehta, the founder of CharityFocus and a pioneer of the gift economy is a mentor for our group. His talks on the GiftEconomy have deeply inspired us. Dr. Ariyaratne, the founder of Sarvodaya (Sri Lanka), gave a remarkable talk last year.
3. Sharing Love in Conflicts: We organized a Tibet-China interaction event and a Pakistan-India friendship event. One of Sarvodaya's hallmarks is bringing other student organizations on campus together to co-host such events to encourage healthy dialog and mutual understanding between historically disparate groups.
4. Klaptop: Giving away "Kindness Laptops" - old laptops that are too slow with Windows but get a new lease of life with Linux. We gift them to those we feel moved to give to.
5. Sarvodaya TV: Check our homepage at the bottom for Sarvodaya TV, a collection of inspiring talks that spread the kindness ripples

What are we going to do next? That depends on you, for we are here to serve your journey. Want to reflect on who you are, and who you can be? Want to join a supportive community that wishes to grow in service? Please fill this from by May 21st:

http://tinyurl.com/sarvodaya

Tools

• Orientation
• Mentors
• Gift Economy
• Office Hours for Life
• Gandhi's Birthday Gift
• Emergent Activism
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Women in Service and Empathy
• Klaptop
• Healthy Eating
• Whole Films, Inspirational Film Catalog at Stanford

Sarvodaya TV

Click on the Book Icon to see other episodes on Sarvodaya TV

Other Links

• Past Event Flyers