The Heart of Pilgrimage
The pilgrim journeys not to conquer or preach, but to surrender and listen.
Chapels of Contemplation
On remote Japanese islands, immersive art recalls a forgotten past.
Land of Earth and Sky
Mongolia’s vast spaces and enduring nomadism clear the mind and transcend time.
The Luxury of Going Slow
A Zen monastery in California offers a sanctuary of silence in an overloaded world.
The Traveler’s Predicament
A singular friendship formed in Burma brings with it uncomfortable—yet unavoidable—truths.
What Endures in a World of Ash
Amid fire and flood, a California monastery teaches truths of impermanence and peace.
The Quiet Within
In Kyoto, patterns of sand and moss cultivate silence, serenity, and perspective.
The Self Beyond the Self
In a Catholic hermitage, the self dissolves in communion with nature’s vastness.
Drawing Close to the End
A sacred Japanese mountain symbolizes mortality, longing, and transcendence.
The Wonders Close to Home
Local walking paths feature global marvels—and new understandings of travel.
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The Pilgrim's Way
In The Pilgrim’s Way, celebrated travel writer and novelist Pico Iyer reads a selection of essays exploring “how travel can be a training in stillness, clarity, and, most of all, attention.”
Pico offers poetic, poignant accounts of his travels in Japan, Mongolia, Burma, and elsewhere—and articulates how any of us can seek out new experiences “in a way that leaves us wide awake to what we might otherwise take for granted.”
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