To live the ancient Hindu wisdom Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ‘The Earth is One Family’, an action-oriented community initiative was created to serve Mother Earth (Prthvi) in 2022. The initiative, called Prthvi Sevasanga, serves with the vision to realign lifestyle and community practices to be more respectful, protective, and caring of Mother Earth.
This 3 min video provides a look into the depth of the work of Prthvi Sevasanga. A summary of our community’s work is:
- Donating over $180,000 to a wide range of environmental charities
- Planting over 2,000 trees in local communities
- Pledging by over 500 individuals to shift their gift-giving practices away from materials
- Creating a resource guide, downloaded by over 300 individualChs for use in their communities to practice sustainability grounded in spirituality.
- Generating awareness and actions with several 100 families across Chinmaya Mission centers in North America
In collaboration with United Consciousness and the Civil 20 India conference of the G20 Summit, Chinmaya Mission Cleveland-Niagara invites you to Prthvi Utsava on Sunday July 16 — a celebration of our and our partners’ efforts and impact, as well as to rededicate ourselves to serving Our Mother and living Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam : One Earth – One Family – One Future. Come celebrate with us!! RSVP at:
- Respected Acharyas: Swami Mitranadanda, Shri Sukadev, Shri Vivek
- Priceless insights from respected spiritual guides!
- Renowned Artists: Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Shefali Panicker
- Musical and dance offerings from unparalleled talent!
I congratulate Prthvi Sevasanga for their efforts. We should all respect Mother Nature because she gives us unconditionally..
Message from Shankar Mahadevan
- Inspiring Activists: Isabel Shea, Chloe Ketterling, Senthilkumar Gopalan
- Diverse perspectives on what drives change !
- Creative Youth Voices:
- Fresh ideas from youth applicants for the Pioneers for the Planet Challenge!
- Learn more and apply
- Submit preliminary soft pitch by July 1
Action to Implement
Post your reflections & observations in the comments section below ⬇️
🌱 July 2023: Register and join us for the Prthvi Utsava Celebration and spread the word.
Past Months Action to Implement
🌱 June 2023: 🏢 In your workplace, join or initiate a “green team” that is committed to reducing emissions and educating people on climate change.
🌱 May 2023:
- 🏪 Make a list of places (local cafes, stores, etc) where plastic use is unavoidable.
- 📝 Create a plan to reach out to one place to reduce their plastic use.
🌱 April 2023: 💝 Gather your loved ones and plant native trees and native perennials!. 🌳 Track progress and share pictures with the Community to reach the goal of 1000 trees by Arbor Day! (April 28th).
🌱 March 2023: (1) Plant seeds to start a kitchen garden indoor or outdoor. (2) share pictures in the comment section below.
🌱 February 2023: Research a local environmental group and attend their upcoming meeting
🌱 January 2023: 🌍 Create your personal practices for the 6 fundamental virtues
🌱 December 2022: ✅Do the following:
- Simplify one closet or one drawer in your home every week. Remove items that have not been used in the last 1 year.
- Dispose of unneeded items in a responsible way.
🌱 November 2022: ✅Make a list of the gifts you usually give during the holidays.
🌱 October 2022: This month, add 1 or 2 regional plants from the Xerces Pollinator Conservation website to your landscape!
🌱 September 2022: This month, review the Green Building list & commit to 1 simple and 1 challenging item to implement in your community/center.
🌱 August 2022: This month, read the Prthvi Seva Guide & commit to at least one practice to make your center/community more sustainable.
🌱 July 2022: This month, take a closer look at your travel impacts:
🔢 Estimate the carbon emissions of your mode of travel, lodging, food, and purchases
🙋🏻♀️ Commit to making one change to reduce your carbon footprint
🌱 June 2022: This month, take a closer look and identify your food waste as:
🍌 food prep scraps
🍽️ plate waste (unfinished food)
🤦🏻♀️spoiled or unwanted foo
🌱 May 2022: Implement the following actions.
- Reduce food Packaging.
- Learn about local and seasonal foods.
- Support a local grower & shop at Farmer’s Markets.
🌱 April 2022: Sahasra Vrksha Sankalpa – As a CommUnity, bring your heart and hands to the ground to plant 1000 trees together. Track and share here.
🌱 March 2022: Contribute to the health of our planet and the health of beings by doing the following:
Each day take inventory of what goes in the trash.
Identify the most common item.
Find an alternative that eliminates this waste.
🌱 February 2022: Implement the following and encourage others to follow:
- Unplug chargers when not in use
- Use the ‘Energy Saver’ mode on phones & laptops
- Use cold water for laundry & line dry
🌱 January 2022: Identify 3 actions you do that help the environment and 3 actions that harm it
