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.
.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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Homer
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.