How To Get The Best Value From Spiritual Journeys

By Winifred Christensen


Holy places exist these days for people to visit. They go on a pilgrim to find their inner self and connect with their spirit. Going on spiritual journeys to these holy places allow people to embody pure spirituality and dynamism so it should be a nice idea to go on one. To go on the journey, here are some simple tips to take note of.

First, you have to know what the accepted temple offerings would be. There are times when a simple garland would be enough. If you want a more extravagant offering, then coconut, milk, and money should do the trick. Know what a perfect temple offering would be to the holy place which you are visiting beforehand.

There are holy places that will require their visitors to leave their sandals and shoes before entering the temple. There are a lot of such holy places these days. Since the holy place that you are going might require you to do so, it would be good for you to find a footwear that you can easily remove. Avoid wearing footwear with heels too.

Most of the holy places are indeed serene and quiet. However, there also exist temples that are chaotic and loud. These chaotic and loud temples always ring with loud bells, people screaming, or babies crying. It might be a good idea for you to wear your ear plugs at these temple so that you can mediate better.

Mediate in the temple properly. When it comes to mediating, there is no need to force yourself to be in the middle of this temple or right at the front when these places are too noisy for you to keep to yourself. To mediate properly, you need to find a quiet corner or comfortable spot to stay in where you are not disturbed.

Look inward. You have to make your experience in this journey as inward as possible. Even when you are surrounded by chaos, even when there are people pushing, those should not distract you from your mediation. If possible, you might want to keep the eyes close all the while and even be quiet with yourself.

Your clothes should be appropriate for the occasion. Be sure to wear nice clothes to the temple. Nice clothes does not mean the latest in trend or the ones celebrities wear, though. Just the traditional clean clothes appropriate and comfortable for temple visiting should be suitable for you to wear to a temple.

If this is the first time that you are visiting the temple, then you better grab a copy of the temple guide for yourself. Through the temple guide, you can skip on the long lines and even get a better understanding of the history of that temple. You might even get to know some special features of this temple through that.

You have to prepare the accommodation beforehand. If you can, you should pick your accommodation according to how close it is to the temple. The closer, the better. If you are temporarily staying at a hotel near the temple, you can get to experience around-the-clock spiritual aura. That would be good for your journey.




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