The Pilgrimage Experience -
global spirit

Mon, Dec 9 3:00 P.M. NH World (11.3)

For thousands of years people of every tradition have embarked on long, difficult and often costly journeys to sacred places in search of various benefits, from health or material well-being to a spiritual renewal. But why do millions of pilgrims endure such hardships? What are they ultimately in search of? This episode utilizes compelling film footage from pilgrimages to India and Peru, and brings together Peruvian anthropologist Zoila Mendoza and renowned travel writer Pico Iyer. These guests, together with host Phil Cousineau, shed light on various dimensions of this timeless ritual, which is an important part of most, if not all religions and spiritual traditions.

Episode Duration: 57 minutes and 41 seconds

Episode Number: 202

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Mon, Dec 9	3:00 P.M.	The Pilgrimage Experience NH World (11.3)

About Global Spirit:

GLOBAL SPIRIT is a unique television series that investigates philosophical and existential issues of the 21st century, tracing the eternal, yet still evolving human quest for meaning, truth and wisdom.

The 12-part series brings together ancient wisdom traditions, with the perspectives of world religions and modern science to help viewers define who we are as human beings, and explore how this affects our relationships with our families, communities, environment and the world at large.

Weaving compelling filmed segments with informed, engaging studio conversations, GLOBAL SPIRIT offers an intimate, discovery-filled viewing experience.

Presented by composers and musicians Carlos and Cindy Santana and hosted by writer and spiritual seeker Phil Cousineau, the series brings together a rich mixture of philosophers, writers, scientists, religious and spiritual teachers, and practitioners of a wide range of faiths and traditions.

GLOBAL SPIRIT gives viewers an opportunity to discover how people of various perennial philosophies around the world think, believe and address life's core, eternal questions.

While shedding new light on different dimensions of faith, belief and identity, each one-hour program serves to promote understanding, tolerance and respect for different traditions and world views.

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Mon, Dec 9	3:00 P.M.	The Pilgrimage Experience NH World (11.3)
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Tue, Dec 10	2:00 P.M.	Inside Sacred Texts NH World (11.3)
Tue, Dec 10	3:00 P.M.	The Search for God NH World (11.3)
Tue, Dec 10	4:00 P.M.	Stories to Remember NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 11	2:00 P.M.	The Art of Living and Dying NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 11	3:00 P.M.	Rumi & The Sufi Path of Love NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 11	4:00 P.M.	Sacred Ecology NH World (11.3)
Thu, Dec 12	2:00 P.M.	The Call of Wisdom NH World (11.3)
Thu, Dec 12	3:00 P.M.	Sound of the Soul NH World (11.3)
Thu, Dec 12	4:00 P.M.	Earth Wisdom for a World In Crisis NH World (11.3)