Word: asceticism
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Ten years ago, the only way to reach the mountaintops was to climb up thousands of steps carved into the sides of cliffs. Now, three separate cable cars run up to the summits, and a range of hotels meet any taste and budget. The three staging areas for Huang Shan...
He was determined to live his life as an ascetic, but, as the poet Sarojini Naidu joked, it cost the nation a fortune to keep Gandhi living in poverty. His entire philosophy privileged the village way over that of the city, yet he was always financially dependent on the support...
Whole Foods has successfully bracketed these requirements. The stores offer chemical- and preservative-free foods, organic produce, hormone-free meats, cruelty-free cosmetics and ecologically friendly household products. But unlike the old niche stores, these markets are not ascetic: you can buy beer and wine as well as nonorganic produce...
The town was also the home of Fruitlands, a utopian community set up by Christian Transcendentalists who believed that fruit should be the mainstay of an ascetic lifestyle. They also believed all clothing should be of linen and private property abolished. Although the community was an economic failure, the Fruitlands...
The town was also the home of Fruitlands, a utopian community set up by Christian Transcendentalists who believed that fruit should be the mainstay of an ascetic lifestyle. They also believed all clothing should be of linen and private property abolished. Although the community was an economic failure, the Fruitlands...