Eric Braun doesn’t talk about philanthropy as a transaction. For him, it’s a frequency.

Eric’s connection to Seva began decades ago in New York, when he encountered Ram Dass and the teachings of Neem Karoli Baba. “A zing went through me,” he recalls, “a moment that felt like, bam! Recognition.” What drew him in wasn’t just the mission, but the consciousness behind it: the idea that doing good in the world starts with where you stand internally.

That perspective shapes how Eric sees Seva’s work today. Restoring sight, he says, is about far more than vision. It relieves suffering at a deep, cascading level, rippling outward through the web of connection we all share. The solution may be simple, but the ripple effects are profound.

What continues to move him is the connection Seva fosters, from India to Guatemala and beyond. “There’s something beyond the five senses,” he says, “that happens when hearts connect.” For Eric, his wife, and daughter, supporting that connection has become a shared practice; one that feels both visible and invisible, practical and deeply spiritual.

If hope feels too small a word, it’s because Eric sees something larger at work. “It comes from love,” he says simply. “And that’s infinite.”

These days, his joy comes from going inward; staying rooted in source and service.