OTHER POSTS
Q&A with Kino MacGregor
Yogavibes put together this interview with one of the faces of Ashtanga, Kino Macgregor. Q. Why Ashtanga Yoga? What makes this method of yoga so meaningful or transformational for you? A. Yoga has the power to transform your whole life. It is a lifelong journey into the inner space of the higher self within each […]
10 Ways to Experience Mass
One of the challenges the church faces in this century is that of appealing to Gen Y, Gen X, and Millennials. Another challenge is that people simply are not congregating at church anymore. A recent study showed that the top three reasons these people don’t go to Church: I feel judged Don’t want to be […]
is frugality something cool?
http://theumlaut.com/2013/04/24/conspicuous-frugality/ Dalibor Rohac presents a lot of interesting points about today’s world and being cheap. Quotes that stand out: “If one’s utility depends, say, on his earnings or consumption relative to his peers, then earning more or consuming more imposes a negative externality on other people” “the modern economy enables people to maintain high standards of living […]
Ashoka The Great and Spreading Buddhism
In today’s selection — the first great unifier of large parts of the Indian subcontinent was Ashoka the Great (304-232 BCE), who converted to Buddhism after witnessing the bloody horrors of his own wars, and used the moderating influence of Buddhism to help unify the widely different peoples within in his realm. He sent missionaries […]