Reflective story
The Open Seat
At a mixed community event, people naturally sat with those who spoke the same language and already knew one another.
Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra
Satsang Vanisatsangvani.com
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One family deliberately left an open seat and invited someone from another group to join them.
The conversation was imperfect but warm, and later the groups mixed more easily.
Lesson
Universal brotherhood begins before agreement—with hospitality.
Source note
Original Satsang Vani reflective story inspired by public themes of service, discipline, character, devotion and Being & Becoming.