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Post by vomisacaasi on Apr 1, 2017 22:36:00 GMT
I would like to travel and should there be a particularly interesting religious site I would visit. I can not think of any place I would visit because of its religious connection other than its historic connection.
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Post by 🌵 on Apr 1, 2017 22:40:32 GMT
No, but only because I have no interest in visiting any place. I don't like travelling, and I don't have any desire to see the world or interact with other cultures. If I could realize all my goals by just staying within the village where I currently live, I very much doubt that I'd ever leave.
I'm satisfied with just reading about places in books or on the internet. There are plenty of holy places that are interesting to read about.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 2, 2017 1:35:41 GMT
Hi Aj.
I voted for the last option so now I am obliged to explain. If given a chance I wouldn't mind seeing them all (starting with Jerusalem, Stonehenge, and Katmandu), but I don't see it as essential because I truly believe that the Kingdom of Heaven is within all of us wherever we are. My interest would be historical rather than religious/spiritual.
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Post by geode on Apr 2, 2017 4:43:22 GMT
Yes, I have visited quite a few and intend to keep doing so...
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 2, 2017 7:47:36 GMT
tpfkar Abbey Road or Stonehenge maybe? WireSure. A person can attach holiness to whatever he or she feel spiritual about. Stonehenge may even have been built as religious structure. I visited Stonehenge in 2013/14. It was raining that day and we didn't even have umbrella with us. My friends thought that it was not that special but I found it truly amazing. Those structures are pretty damn special for something to have been made that far back. The shapes were pretty weird and made you wonder. When I visited it there was no entertainment or shopping complex near it. Just a cafe and 2 more small shops. There was a plan of a big entertainment complex or something.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 2, 2017 7:52:47 GMT
Hi Aj. I voted for the last option so now I am obliged to explain. If given a chance I wouldn't mind seeing them all (starting with Jerusalem, Stonehenge, and Katmandu), but I don't see it as essential because I truly believe that the Kingdom of Heaven is within all of us wherever we are. My interest would be historical rather than religious/spiritual. Intresting post made by you and OldSamVimes A great sage of Hinduism called Adi Shankara once visited the sacred city of Benares (Kashi) as pilgrim to worship Shiva. He later applogised for trying to find Shiva at particular place. he said: Forgive me Oh, Shiva, my three great sins! I came on a pilgrimage to Kashi forgetting that you are omnipresent. In thinking about you I forgot that You are beyond thought. In praying to You, I forgot that You are beyond words. ~ Meaning: God is everywhere. If one can't find God where that person is then he can't find God anywhere else.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 2, 2017 7:58:15 GMT
I clicked on the last option, other, for several reasons. Having studied art, one has to go to religious places to see it sometimes, because mostly only the major religions could afford artwork. And, yes, I am biased because I am an artist. Also, I find eastern religious places (Buddhist) to be calm-inducing, and Hindu art is fascinating. Polytheism at its most decorative and elaborate. And Hinduism is the oldest living religion. It takes a monumental act of will sometimes for me to go into a Christian church, since I have a bad past with them, but sometimes I do, to listen to an amazing pipe organ, or view the architecture. I'd give my right arm to see, in person, any work by Da Vinci or Michelangelo, but wild horses couldn't drag me into a normal evangelical church. So, mixed bag, I guess. Thanks for sharing your thought, Rachel. I have always been fascinated by Tibet. I want to go to Tibet and feel that I am in Shangri La. Many Tibetan Buddhists (including Dalai Lama & Richard Gere) have frequently visited my hometown. I have observed their practises and I have always been interested in them. Tibetan Buddhism emerged from Tantric Hinduism which means that art has a very high place in their culture. That's why I also like their temples. If you want to experience peaceful tranquil environment then I do recommend some south Indian or Himalayan temples. This one dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi is very peaceful.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 2, 2017 8:04:03 GMT
I was born in the holiest town of Buddhism. My home town is also among top holy places of Hindus. I have also visited many holy places of Islam, Sikhism and Jainism. I intend to go to holy places of Christianity and Judaism in the future. Especially Jerusalem. What I like about visiting holy places? I like observing the culture and also devotion of faithful people. I also like to know about historic elements related to the places. Many holy places have either natural landscapes that are aesthetic to look at or religious architecture that will fascinate. Please share your experiences of and may be even put pictures of sacred religious places that you have visited or that you may want to visit in future. Sure, I can't say that I've ever visited a country or city with the express intention of seeing a particular holy site but have visited many different ones in places in Europe. Malta was my favourite, some absolutely stunning churches, one which also a cave underneath it where St Paul supposedly sheltered when he was shipwrecked there. Malta is on my list. When I try to browse for holiday packages I always find special packages for Malta and it is usually a stand alone package for Malta. Tour packages for other European countries are available as part of multi country visit. Photos of Malta are just awesome.
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Post by Edward-Elizabeth-Hitler on Apr 2, 2017 9:21:33 GMT
Sure, I can't say that I've ever visited a country or city with the express intention of seeing a particular holy site but have visited many different ones in places in Europe. Malta was my favourite, some absolutely stunning churches, one which also a cave underneath it where St Paul supposedly sheltered when he was shipwrecked there. Malta is on my list. When I try to browse for holiday packages I always find special packages for Malta and it is usually a stand alone package for Malta. Tour packages for other European countries are available as part of multi country visit. Photos of Malta are just awesome. It's definitely worth a visit if you come to Europe. Fascinating place, the capital city Valletta was the backdrop for King's Landing in the first series of two of GOT, but think they might have been damaging it so they now film elsewhere. Thousands of years of history just in Valletta alone, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. Even recent history, the pub where Oliver Reed drank himself to death while filming Gladiator is there. Malta is also one of the few places on Earth which actually invited the British to take them over in order to stop Napoleon's men from looting their churches to pay for his campaigns.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 2, 2017 10:05:07 GMT
Malta is on my list. When I try to browse for holiday packages I always find special packages for Malta and it is usually a stand alone package for Malta. Tour packages for other European countries are available as part of multi country visit. Photos of Malta are just awesome. It's definitely worth a visit if you come to Europe. Fascinating place, the capital city Valletta was the backdrop for King's Landing in the first series of two of GOT, but think they might have been damaging it so they now film elsewhere. Thousands of years of history just in Valletta alone, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. Even recent history, the pub where Oliver Reed drank himself to death while filming Gladiator is there. Malta is also one of the few places on Earth which actually invited the British to take them over in order to stop Napoleon's men from looting their churches to pay for his campaigns. You Brits seem to regard Oliver Reed as a drunken embarrassment, but here in America we recognize him as the great actor that he was. So he was a bit rebellious. Get over it.
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Post by Edward-Elizabeth-Hitler on Apr 2, 2017 10:07:10 GMT
It's definitely worth a visit if you come to Europe. Fascinating place, the capital city Valletta was the backdrop for King's Landing in the first series of two of GOT, but think they might have been damaging it so they now film elsewhere. Thousands of years of history just in Valletta alone, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. Even recent history, the pub where Oliver Reed drank himself to death while filming Gladiator is there. Malta is also one of the few places on Earth which actually invited the British to take them over in order to stop Napoleon's men from looting their churches to pay for his campaigns. You Brits seem to regard Oliver Reed as a drunken embarrassment, but here in America we recognize him as the great actor that he was. So he was a bit rebellious. Get over it. Huh? He was a fantastic actor and also one of the famous hellraisers of the time. Bit defensive there ErJen.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 2, 2017 10:22:43 GMT
You Brits seem to regard Oliver Reed as a drunken embarrassment, but here in America we recognize him as the great actor that he was. So he was a bit rebellious. Get over it. Huh? He was a fantastic actor and also one of the famous hellraisers of the time. Bit defensive there ErJen. Yes, perhaps. I grew up watching his movies on the television. Benny Hill made a joke about him. On the old I Need to Know board we were talking about "Curse of the Werewolf" and one of your countrymen said the real curse is that after the full moon he turns back into Oliver Reed. I saw Gladiator on the big screen in 2000. He was awesome.
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Post by cupcakes on Apr 2, 2017 11:18:59 GMT
tpfkar If I could make any connection back to the boys in '69, I'm pretty sure Abbey Road would raise more hackles on the back of my neck. More likely it'd just look like another street. Stonehenge
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Apr 2, 2017 19:45:02 GMT
I clicked on the last option, other, for several reasons. Having studied art, one has to go to religious places to see it sometimes, because mostly only the major religions could afford artwork. And, yes, I am biased because I am an artist. Also, I find eastern religious places (Buddhist) to be calm-inducing, and Hindu art is fascinating. Polytheism at its most decorative and elaborate. And Hinduism is the oldest living religion. It takes a monumental act of will sometimes for me to go into a Christian church, since I have a bad past with them, but sometimes I do, to listen to an amazing pipe organ, or view the architecture. I'd give my right arm to see, in person, any work by Da Vinci or Michelangelo, but wild horses couldn't drag me into a normal evangelical church. So, mixed bag, I guess. Thanks for sharing your thought, Rachel. I have always been fascinated by Tibet. I want to go to Tibet and feel that I am in Shangri La. Many Tibetan Buddhists (including Dalai Lama & Richard Gere) have frequently visited my hometown. I have observed their practises and I have always been interested in them. Tibetan Buddhism emerged from Tantric Hinduism which means that art has a very high place in their culture. That's why I also like their temples. If you want to experience peaceful tranquil environment then I do recommend some south Indian or Himalayan temples. This one dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi is very peaceful. Oh, my, I could sit in that place for hours, sketching the statuary in light and shadow. What a beautiful place! Thanks for posting it.
I've spent hours in a museum not too far from my small town that has a whole room of similar statuary in the Asian art wing, sketching again. The lines and shapes are almost lyrical; so different from Western art. I'd love to go to this place and more, but I'll bet I'd need a bucket of money to do so - is that why it's called a bucket list?
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Post by Father Jack on Apr 2, 2017 20:34:24 GMT
Yes here locally... on solstices, equinoxes, etc...
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