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Embrace the Grace: A Graduation Speech

by Nipun Mehta
In his commencement address to the Class of 2018 at Assumption College, Nipun Mehta talks…
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Lessons from a Benedictine Monk, Brother David

by Nipun Mehta
At a retreat in Italy, I found myself trimming rose geraniums with a Benedictine Monk as a…
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#MakeVirtueViral: A Graduation Speech for Uncertain Times

by Nipun Mehta
In his address to the 2016 class at Dharma Realm Buddhist University, ServiceSpace founder, Nipun Mehta, makes a…
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From Sharing Economy to Gift Ecology

by Nipun Mehta
(May, 2014) "Sharing has elements of inter-connectedness, of a village-like community, of a transformative altruism.…
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What If Generosity Was Taught By Those Who Have the Least?

by Nipun Mehta
(TEDx, February 2013) Nipun Mehta at TEDxMasala. When one of Gandhi's chappals famously dropped onto…
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Nipun Mehta

About the author

This is a transcript of a commencement address delivered on May 27, 2016, at DRBU, a small private school dedicated to liberal education in the broad Buddhist tradition -- a tradition characterized by knowledge in the arts and sciences, self-cultivation, and the pursuit of wisdom. Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace.org, a nonprofit that works at the intersection of gift-economy, technology and volunteerism. You can also view his other talks online.