87 Spiritual Discoveries in your Travels: Hinduism 101 and Rumi 800

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Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 25 March 2007

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Rick discusses Hinduism with a travel writer who learned lessons in the land of her ancestors and delves into the enduring appeal of an Islamic mystic known in the west as Rumi who is commemorating his 800th birthday. Listeners also share their experience with 'the kindness of strangers' as a godsend in their travels to Europe. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Hospitality and kindness to travelers are an important part of many world religions.
0:06.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. In the hour ahead, we're exploring two eastern spiritual traditions.
0:12.0	First, you can't really grasp the complexities of India
0:15.1	without a basic understanding of Hinduism. So I've invited Serena Singh who
0:19.8	writes guidebooks on India to walk us through Hinduism 101. Then more and more
0:25.4	Westerners are finding spiritual solace in the words of an Islamic philosopher
0:29.7	and mystic whose 800th birthday we're celebrating this year.
0:34.0	Rumi is best known as the inspiration of Turkey's whirling dervishes.
0:38.7	My Turkish friend Malika Seval, who was raised on Rumi's teachings, will explain how he inspires her spiritually.
0:47.4	We'll also open the phones for your stories about the kindness you've encountered as a traveler.
0:52.4	We're sharing and exploring the spiritual wisdom of
0:54.4	Hindustan and Islam on today's Travel with Rick Steeves. Travel with Rick Steeves is
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. Part of traveling is
1:15.8	learning about different faiths and on today's travel with Rick Steve's we're
1:19.4	exploring aspects of Hinduism and Islam that have a universal appeal, including kindness to travel. of encountered in your travels. 877 333
1:33.0	Rick, that's our phone number, that's 877337425,
1:37.0	or email us at radio at Ricksteves. com. I'm
1:45.0	I'm Rick Steeves. This is Travel with Rick Steeves and today we're sharing tales of heroic kindness to travelers.
1:50.0	Our phone number 877337425. You can email us any time at radio at Rick
1:57.0	Steve.com.
1:58.8	Kristen's on the line in Dublin, Ohio. Hi Kristen.
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