Seth Kahan

Joy in Service at Work

During our first seven days in India we stayed at The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel Delhi. It was an exceptional experience. More important than the amenities were the people who served us. Always a warm greeting when we entered the hotel and when we ate in their restaurant, which was daily for breakfast. They quickly

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Privilege

While I was in Delhi, India. last month I was overwhelmed by the living conditions of so many people. Their accommodations reminded me of how I live when I am camping except my situation is extremely temporary, by choice, and in the wilderness. Theirs is permanent, existential, and in a crowded urban landscape. What is

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Beauty

Both of the hotels we stayed in during our trip to India put fresh rose petals out daily. I particularly enjoyed the golden marigolds combined with the bright red of the roses. When I catch myself feeling anxious or obsessing about something that is not helpful, I start to look for beauty in the world

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Time Shift

Going to India, you lose a day. We did it in two legs of about 8 hours each with a 5-hour layover. With time to and from the airport, it turned into a 26-hour experience. We left on a Wednesday night and got in early in the morning on Friday. Thursday all but disappeared in

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Mystical Experience

My whole life long I have had wonderful, exceptional experiences that cause me great wonder. This week was no different. I am writing this week’s Monday Morning Mojo from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India. My wife, daughter, and I are concluding a ten-day visit. Eight days in Delhi; two in Agra. We came

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Sacred Bonds

12 1/2 years ago we had a powerful experience in the (Bahai) Lotus temple here in Delhi, where I am today. It was Gandhi‘s birthday and thousands of people were going inside. We joined them and went in tranches of a couple hundred people to sit and pray inside the temple. Laura and I had

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Finding the Miracle

Laura and I found ourselves unexpectedly in Buffalo, New York, last Tuesday. We had to complete some preparations for our India trip. We leave this Tuesday. It was a day of rising with the sun and then completing a lot of administrative tasks. A good friend asked us if we were going to visit the

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