GRIOTS REPUBLIC - AN URBAN BLACK TRAVEL MAG - DECEMBER 2016

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At times the spirituality of travel comes from being in an unfamiliar place that welcomes you into their culture with open arms.
ing when you go to a country you have long wanted to and the people welcome you with open arms. As many of my spiritual journeys overseas were through experiences with people, many instances of spirituality came through a combination of people and structure. Within Myanmar, my most spiritual moment came from talking to a Theravada Buddhist monk at the Shwedagon Pagoda. The monk had impeccable English and wanted to educate me on the tenants of Buddhism. As I knew a lot about Buddhism from having taught the history of it at my school, I was able to discuss a lot of the knowledge with him. While we conversed, many Myanmar people stared in awe of me, as they have had limited tourism since 2011, so I stood out to the large amount of local tourists. The true moment of spirituality was when we walked around the huge and glorious (one of the largest temples in the world) Shwedagon Pagoda and poured water on my necessary holy day. This was a ritual and most vividly this was a spiritual experience in seeing Buddhism from a place of origin. At the same time, the Americanism of the monk made for a duality that makes the essence of travel spiritual in and of
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