… people don't use toilet paper. They rinse their butt with fresh water from a hose next to the toilet. It makes so much more sense than the toilet…Read more

There's another theme in The Lives of Others, the great German movie about life in the GDR, and that is the police state where citizens are being wa…Read more

In India, milk comes in plastic bags: Wild boars roam the streets: And coconuts and motorcycles look great together: Read more

I watched The Lives of Others a few days ago, and it touched me deeply. If you haven't seen it, go watch it. I'm not generally a fan of German movie…Read more

I've been struggling with my Śīrṣāsana - headstand - ever since I first started doing it four and a half months ago. And it's an interesting challen…Read more

Ambiversion - that was new to me. Extrovert and introvert, yes. But not ambivert. According to Wikipedia: An ambivert is normally comfortable with …Read more

What an incredible idea and journey Kumare is. A guy of Indian descent from New Jersey is in search for a guru, but gets disillusioned with all of t…Read more

Steven Pressfield keeps the hits coming: Which brings me back to depth of commitment and the question, “What, then, are we committed to?” Here’s ho…Read more

I'm absolutely convinced that there's a future for good writing. It's just that most of what passes for writing on the internet, in the established …Read more