archives: Spiritual Travel
Kachin Christmas: Finding Faith In Myanmar
Living among the Kachins opens Tim Patterson's eyes to the enduring power of religious faith. [...]
Five Eastern Thinkers Who Understood Inner Travel
A shortlist of canonical Eastern thinkers to help inspire the inner wanderlust in us all. [...]
Witnessing The Divine In The Darkness
From the Yogis to the Romantics, many have sought to live on the edge of society. [...]
5 Ways Inner Travel Helps You See Other Cultures
Inner travel helps you learn more about yourself - and just as importantly, other cultures. [...]
Meditating In Mexico: Close Encounters Of The Guru Kind
Dani Redd experiences the unorthodox techniques of a Mexican spiritual teacher. [...]
5 (Western) Thinkers Who Understood Inner Travel
The history of philosophy is a great big guide for travelers. [...]
5 Real Techniques For Improving Inner Travel
Cultivate your inner travel prowess with these concrete ways. [...]
Holy War: How Conflict Shapes The Culture Of Israel
An agnostic's visit to the homeland of her family. [...]
10 Most Influential Spiritual Books Of The Past 50 Years
Further your own spiritual journey with these classic books. [...]
Interview: Benyamin Cohen Finds Jesus, Becomes a Better Jew
An interview with the author of "My Jesus Year." [...]
5 Barriers To Inner Travel (And How To Break Them)
Kick-start your inner travel by breaking these mental barriers. [...]
How Travel Helps Cultivate Empathy In A Globalized World
"I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship." [...]
How Changing Your Perspective Makes All Travel An Inner Journey
Travel isn't as simple as it seems. [...]
Interview: Jewish Artist Avraham Loewenthal On Capturing The Kabbalah
In one of the holiest cities of the world, how can you paint mystical truths? [...]
Have You Found Your Soul Place?
We are inexplicably attracted to locations that we cannot readily explain. [...]
The 5 Most Sacred Cities For The Spiritual Traveler
Venture on your own pilgrimage to these sacred cities around the world. [...]
Can You Move Between Worlds As A Perpetual Traveler?
In the modern world, we are all "global souls" sharing multiple existences. [...]
Why You’ll Never Find The Perfect Time To Meditate
Because the "perfect time" just doesn't exist. [...]
The Kung Fu Warrior’s Guide To Informal Fallacies
Part II in the series of arguing with logic. [...]
The Kung Fu Warrior’s Guide To Arguing With Logic
Arm yourself with the intellect to deflect poorly constructed arguments. [...]
The Tao Of Vagabond Travel
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. -Lao Tsu [...]
What Would You Give For Your Traveler’s Moment?
Your moment is out there - you just have to find it. [...]
10 Things To Learn About Yourself When Traveling Alone
To travel alone is to find the answers you’ve been seeking. [...]
How To Embrace The Joys Of Human Experience
Balancing our scales is the surest way to get the correct perspective on life. [...]
Can You Develop Your Spirituality Without Visiting India?
Christine Garvin shows you how to look locally. [...]
How To Choose Your Perfect Yoga Retreat
Choose wisely and discover the true depths of your yogic journey. [...]
4 Lessons Learned From The Camino del Santiago Pilgrimage
Over the past millennium, thousands of people, from all over Europe and all over the world, have made the pilgrimage to Santiago. Laurie Pickard is [...]
4 Lessons Learned From The Vagabond Life
I struggled to define myself. Was I a vagabond? An unemployed 20-something with no future? The last 16 months of my life have been spent wandering. A [...]
Divine Inspiration: How Travel Teaches Us To Appreciate Humanity
Knowing ourselves and our communities, and seeing them in unison, is the first step in fostering the divine world spirit. A wise Indian man once said [...]
The Last Article On The Traveler/Tourist Distinction You’ll Ever Read
F. Daniel Harbecke tackles the traveler/tourist debate that never seems to die, and finally puts the issue to a much deserved rest. “Tourist.&# [...]
Finding Yourself Is Your True Destination
Ekaterina rejects her Communist childhood, full of pressure to conform, and creates the life she always wanted. But first, she had to leave home to f [...]
What Henry David Thoreau Taught Me About Travel
Thoreau understood something that many of us modern day nomads would do well to recognize: travel is a matter of perspective, not location. Henry D [...]
Forget The Destination, Focus On The Journey
“Every joke,” according to my wife, “has an element of joke in it.” The first time I heard it, I figured she’d confused [...]
How To Respectfully Visit Holy Places Around The World
Churches, temples, mosques, synagogues - whatever faith they belong to, and wherever they are in the world, these holy places almost always make it on [...]
Defending the Dalai Lama
I write for a newspaper, says Dan Gardner, in so many words. When I author, I am relevant and topical. My vocabulary is college-approved, my messag [...]
How To Travel With The Law of Attraction
We create our own lives through our thoughts and emotions, even when we aren’t aware of it. Do you dream of traveling to far away places, but [...]
How Traveling Taught Me To Be Human
“After spending all that time traveling half-way around the world, what have you learned?” I lean back in my armchair and contemplate thi [...]
Spiritual Fasting: How To Appreciate Life Through Temporary Deprivation
The aim of Ramadan is to experience suffering, and to understand that we are no better than anyone else. During the ninth month of the Muslim calender [...]
The Rise Of The Conscientious Traveler
Conscientious travelers are engaged, participants in travel with a passion for life. They are not merely observers, consumers to be entertained. In [...]
The Traveler’s Guide To Karma
I usually don’t buy coffee from a shop. I buy it from the local IGA and brew it at home; or rather, my wife makes it before I wake up in the mor [...]
How To Be A Mindful Traveler
Do you ever arrive without knowing how you got there? Follow these steps to be more aware and appreciate the journey. Much of the time we live our [...]
All Roads Lead To Home
This process of becoming lost in the world, the process of growing up, is repeated as a pattern throughout one’s life. Lately, I have been busy [...]
If There’s A Fork In The Road
Experience is based on our personal choices, and we can bring as much or as little choice into the matter as we wish. Life revolves; as the motion o [...]
A Visit To The City Of Tomorrow
The core of the experience for visitors to Auroville, a remarkable some 30-year-old “utopia” in the south of India, is a reinforcement of [...]
Purify Your Body, Your Mind
What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner. -M.K. Gandhi It’s Saturday. I’ve been fasting for over twenty-four hour [...]
Have Money, Will Meditate
The world is a storm and always has been. Many choose to drop it and head out into the unknown, journeying as much through exotic lands as their own [...]
With Awareness, You Are Never Alone
During my first peace walk, walking and living for peace, within a community, each person had their story to tell. I met her years ago. She was qui [...]
Uncovering Your Inspiration In The Present Moment
guest post by Cameron Karsten I’m traveling. I’m in the middle of nowhere, say the Indian countryside in the heat of the monsoon. I [...]
The Art of Spiritual Travel
You’re at home. Priorities, concerns, handling of money and dealing with the collection of physical accoutrements are placed before you. You [...]
