Magic on Mira Road: Stories from the Bhaktivedanta Hospital

In the 1980s, four young medical school students felt the need to provide fr ee,holistic care for the millions of impoverished people in their hometown ofMumbai. They stepped into Mumbai's slums with nothing more than a mat,a few medicines, and a sacred song. From those humble beginnings grewBhaktivedanta Hospital-now a 300-bed, state-of-the-art hospital and researchcentre serving thousands with compassion for the body, mind, and soul.Magic on Mira Road takes you inside this extraordinary hospital-wherepatients don't want to be discharged, staff members don't want to go home atthe end of their work day, and managers lead with heart. You'll read stories ofsorrow, triumph, love, and spirituality. Along the way, you'll also get a glimpseinto the universal spiritual principles of the bhakti-yoga tradition that inspireit all. You will witness a radical vision of healthcare that has the power totransform lives, and the world. You will experience at least some of the magicthat is the Bhaktivedanta Hospital.

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