http://www.karmatube.org/ KarmaTube is a collection of short, 'do something' videos coupled with simple actions that every viewer can take. Our mission is to spread the good. Thank you for your partnership in service. eng inspiration, wisdom, spiritual, service, video eng karmatube@charityfocus.org 2010-02-09 04:55:02 Ricochet was a puppy prodigy. From the moment she was born, she was training to become a service dog for a person with a disability. As she grew, it was clear her talents were undeniable; but her free, youthful spirit could not be contained - Ricochet would give in to her instincts to run playfully and chase birds and small animals. A definite no-no for a service dog. Rather than push harder to make Ricochet something she was not or give up on her entirely, her trainer had the heart and vision to see that Ricochet's special talents and energy could be used to help in other ways. Turns out Ricochet's unique gift is surfing! Watch the story of how Ricochet became a SURFice dog helping charitable foundations and people with disabilities. Paw-abunga! http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1823 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 The Dervaes family wasn't pleased with the direction big farming was going. But they didn't sit around and wait for someone else to come up with a solution for them. Over several decades, they worked to transform the yard space around their house into a grassroots, family-operated, urban homestead located in the midst of the city of Pasadena, CA. Today, they not only grow their own food, but also use alternative energy and fuel sources, practice waste reduction, and overall try to live simply and inspire others through their example. http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1787 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Over 20 years ago, Dr. Paul Farmer graduated from Harvard Medical School, and promptly moved into a local church with his wife and daughter. The reason? He wanted to reduce his expenses so he could treat the homeless in Boston for free. <br><br> Watch how this man systematically has changed the medical profession by focusing on one place, Haiti, for over 20 years - and in the process has rekindled what it means to be a doctor for thousands. http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1853 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Your class goal is to understand how to be happy and care for other people. It sounds like the sort of class a stressed or overworked adult would find, long after they graduated school. Instead, it is a different teaching approach taken by a grammar teacher in Tokyo. Watch how Toshiro Kanamori teaches his pupils to understand their inner thoughts. http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1720 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 On October 17th, 1931, just days before he would once again be imprisoned, Mahatma Gandhi spoke at London's Kingsley Hall. It was an address he called "My Spiritual Message," and remains one of the best surviving sound recordings of his voice. Gandhi opens with: "There is an indefinable mysterious power that pervades everything, I feel it though I do not see it. It is this unseen power which makes itself felt and yet defies all proof, because it is so unlike all that I perceive through my senses. It transcends the senses." http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=232 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 After hovering over Mount Everest and the gorges that plunge to the Ganges, you are pulled through the Earth's atmosphere to glimpse the inky black of space over Tibet's high desert. So begins The Known Universe, a new film produced by the American Museum of Natural History. The magic of this film, though, happens as the inky black expands. Pulling farther and farther from Earth, you see the deep blue of the Pacific give way to night as the Sun comes into focus, the orbits of the solar system shrink smaller and smaller, the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpio stretch and distort, and, as the Milky Way receeds, the spidery structure of millions of other galaxies come into view. Then, you reach the limit of the observable universe, the afterglow of the Big Bang. This light has taken more than 13.7 billion years to reach our planet, and you return, back to Earth, to two lakes that are nestled between Mount Kailash and Mount Gurla Mandhata in the Himalayas. A stunning video! http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1834 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Enjoy this powerful R&B/rap music video from Gina Rene. Titled "Be The Change," Rene combines moving imagery with lyrics calling for social progress and greater community. Rene uses her musical ability to motivate and drive all of us to take matters into our own hands. We are the change. http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1769 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800