Stories
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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
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Living with less for spiritual gain
Today, a minimalist lifestyle is trumpeted as a route to happiness. Find out what religious ascetics from history and modern proponents of the spartan-looking home can teach us.
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Not one yoga, but many yogas
From ancient tradition to modern gym class, yoga means many things to many people.
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Vivekananda’s journey
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
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Ascetics smoking opium in a cemetery. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 2033496iPart of: A collection of Indian costumes, types and occupations. Gouache paintings by an Indian artist.
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Ascetics preparing and smoking opium outside a rural dwelling in India. Gouache painting by Kavala, 18--.
Kavala.Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 12002i
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Four sadhus (Hindu ascetics) performing rituals and austerities. Drawing, ca. 1880 (?).
Date: 1880Reference: 566274i
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Burma: a monastery with ascetics or holy men outside; a group of monks giving or receiving pots; a mast with a snake descending from it; people processing foodstuffs. Gouache painting.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 727934iPart of: Burma: narrative scenes. Gouache paintings.
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Hooks, ropes and a lancet used by Hindu ascetics for self-torture. Engraving, 1798.
Date: May 1798Reference: 567798i