Strong vibes taking you into the weekend.
Hakuna Matata
~ Unknown
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 […]
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/how-money-affects-morality/?partner=rss&emc=rss “Human history is full of examples of money’s ability to weaken even the firmest ethical backbone.” “Money sows mistrust. It ends friendships. Experiments have found that it encourages us to lie and cheat. As Karl Marx, the scourge of capitalism, noted, ‘‘Money then appears as the enemy of man and social bonds that pretend […]
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/52056813/ns/sports-nba/page/2/ A great profile of one of the most humble athletes in sports.