It's very hard for me to pick just one culture above others because my life goal is to travel to as many places as I can and submerge myself into different cultures, however, I think I will travel throughout India. I will bring a camera, my journal, hiking gear, and an open, unbiased mind. I will have to leave behind my Western perspectives and prepare to enter a place of spiritual existence where I hope to expand my spiritual consciousness.
I will definitely visit the popular cities in India (Calcutta, Bombay, New Delhi, etc.) but I'll probably spend the majority of my six month stay hiking through the most spiritually noted depths of India. I'd like to see the Himalayas and the Ganges river because I have always felt a strong awareness and connection to nature. I do not associate myself with any organized religion, but my beliefs resemble many of the doctrines of Buddhism and Hinduism, thus I will visit several temples during my journey.
While I am in India, I will sustain an open mind and take in as much knowledge as I can. I will also sustain the lessons I have learned from a favorite book of mine, "The Book of Secrets" by Deepak Chopra. I will have my journal with me so that I can record my six month long physical and spiritual journey.
I do not anticipate any sort of conflict with the things that I like, except for the fact that I have never been a huge fan of Indian food. Obviously this is something that I will have to live with and I'm sure that after six months it will be an acquired taste. I'm not sure if I would go so far as to say that I won't bring my iPod along with me, but I will try not to be so attached to my own music and indulge myself in traditional and contemporary Indian music. In fact, the sitar is one of my favorite instruments and it would be an honor to learn how to play. I don't expect to be very good at it, considering it's notably one of the most difficult instruments in the world, but I would love to have that experience because discovering music and trying new instruments has always been a passion of mine.
My purpose for traveling to India is to seek truth, tranquility, and ultimately a greater understanding of my own spirituality.
"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him."
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