A Free Lunch in Amritsar
On our way to Amritsar we learned that the The Harmandir Sahib or “Golden Temple,” an impressive 400+ year old sikh holy site offered a free place to stay as well as a meal to 100,000 visitors daily. Dish duty at the Golden Temple The complex at night is an extraordinary sight to behold. Glowing […]
“Please Don’t Kill My Dream”
We held our largest workshop to date yesterday. 400 students at Sagar Manni High School in Sirsa, Haryana explored their life purpose and expressed their hearts through painting. As I spoke with them they shared many poignant stories with me. Hearts of the World has traveled to twelve countries so far and one thing I’ve […]
Guru, Saint, Rockstar
The Taj Mahal is one tourist attraction we have not seen in India, We were driving through Agra at night on our way from Delhi to Kolkata and couldn’t be bothered to drive the 50 km off the highway to check it out. I have lingering regret about it. Now we’ve just arrived in Sirsa, […]
In a Pinch
There are many questions about the meaning of the painting below. One theory is that the woman on the right is the mistress of Henry the 4th and is pregnant, as represented by the pinching of her nipple by her sister, left. The woman in the background is thought to be the maid knitting a […]
The “OK Boys,” Kerala
Kerala, India. Land of lush, green abundance and cool winding backwaters. Land of the prawn tali and fish molee. The least corrupt state in all of India, Kerala also boast a 93% literacy rate. As my friend Abi says, “There are many Indias.” I think Kerala might be my favorite one. I traveled here during my […]
And they schooled me every time
Today I taught the girls at Crescent Orphanage the basics of painting and invited them to explore their unique purpose and dreams for life. “My dream is to be a teacher. It is the most important job in the world.” […]
Check out this video of our Hearts of the World Calcutta workshop. It was shot at the Hope Foundation by our friends at Monkey Projects Studio. Enjoy! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Tea, Tea Everywhere…
We leave the hot roads and impressive temples of Madurai and set off for Kerala. The drive will be long, over 10 hours, many of them at a slant, as we must cross a mighty mountain range to get there. The lush viridian jungle swallows us as we climb a winding switchback, sandwiched by drop […]
A Heart of Rain in Sadhana Forest
Shalev is the seven year old daughter of the founders of Sadhana Forest, a sustainable community who’s driving mission is to reforest 70 acres of severely eroded, arid land on the outskirts of Auroville. We hosted the workshop at the “Children’s Land” of Sadhana Forest, a plot of land allocated specifically for children to cultivate, […]
Hearts of the World, Chennai
“I want to help preserve the endangered Tamil language,” said P. Pattarasan, during our Hearts of the World workshop at S.S.S.P. orphanage in Tambaram, Chennai. “That is why I painted Kannadasan in my heart. Because he is a legendary poet and I want to be a successful poet also, so that I can save our language by […]