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How much to tip around the world
Mint.com put together a great infographic on tipping around the world. Zoom in and check it — Travel.
Gandhi’s Yoga:
http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1983/isep83/gany1.shtml Mahatma Gandhi was a karma yogi who tried to put into practice various yama and niyama. He tried to follow the path of truth, non-violence, self-restraint, brahmacharya, etc. The following ten rules (1) guided him through life: 1. Truth. 2. Ahimsa (non-violence). 3. Brahmacharya (chastity). 4. Restraint of palate, which he elaborated as eating […]
Behind Kanye’s Mask
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/arts/music/kanye-west-talks-about-his-career-and-album-yeezus.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 “great art comes from pain” “In a conversation that spanned several hours over three days, and is excerpted here, the Chicago-raised Mr. West, 36, was similarly forthright, both elliptical and lucid, even as long workdays led to evident fatigue.” “I think what Kanye West is going to mean is something similar to what Steve […]
A Guide to the Chakras
Via Yoga Buzz The Tantrik yogis understood that in order to experience a different life—one that feels more stable, more sublime, and more connected to others—we have to effect change from within. And one of the key ways to alter the inner reality is working with the chakras, the body’s energetic centers. Chakra literally means “spinning […]