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Five Eastern Thinkers Who Understood Inner Travel

Five Eastern Thinkers Who Understood Inner Travel

Feature photo by Swami Stream. Photo above by Liutao.

A list of some of the best thinkers to come from the East.

Western travelers have a propensity to romanticize the wisdom of the East. We often seek out places like India, China, and the Middle East precisely because their wisdom is older than ours. We visit their sacred places, their shrines and monasteries and wonder at the odd curves in their architecture.

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5 (Western) Thinkers Who Understood Inner Travel

.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} The history of philosophy has always seemed to me like a great big guide for travelers.

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5 (Western) Thinkers Who Understood Inner Travel

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Within its cryptic mysteries and abstruse ponderings lies that same rapacious spirit for travel as exists in any seasoned explorer.

Whether you’re looking inward or hiking outward, the goal is always psychological: to open your mind and to challenge old ways of thinking.

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Too Much Fun at The Curtis Hotel - Denver

Too Much Fun at The Curtis Hotel - Denver

Bored with chain hotels? Tired of their same old scenery and sick of their sedate Muzak? If you’re looking for convenient Denver lodging that will make you smile instead of yawn, then, it’s time for you to try a brand, spanking new hotel in downtown Denver, The Curtis. Imagine a thoroughly modern motel with decor and demeanor devoted to pop culture. Yeah, I know you’re thinking “how cheesy”, but you’d be oh so wrong. Every thing is done with such panache and style that you’ll finally feel as cool as you wished you’d been in high school.

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