TY - JOUR ID - 46882 TI - The Eye of Insight and Spiritual Tourism in Islamic Mysticism and Eastern Philosophy JO - International journal of Tourism, Culture & Spirituality JA - IJTCS LA - en SN - AU - Imani Khoshkhoo, Mohammad Rasool AD - Educational and Research Institute of Imam Khomeini, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 40 EP - 60 KW - religious tourism KW - Spiritual tourism KW - The Eye of Insight KW - Third Eye KW - Islamic mysticism KW - Philosophy of the East DO - 10.22133/ijts.2017.46882 N2 - Religious tourism is a kind of tourism that nowadays is defined by the elements of the spiritual motivation of the tourists rather than the destination of this tourism. This paper aims to introduce The Eye of Insight Islamic mysticism and Third Eye in the philosophy of the East and to investigate the importance of opening these eyes in creating the sense of spirituality for the tourists. Results showed that both in Islamic mysticism and in the philosophy of the East, human perfection has been depicted as a journey from material world to the world of meaning. In this regard, seekers are recommended to open eyes of their hearts in order to contemplate on nature and explore the meaning hidden in it. Relying on such an approach helps the tourists correct their attitudes toward nature based on this ideology and is effective in the individual and ethical perfection of the tourists. It has also abundant effects in collective and global scale since it can prevent the negative effects of the view that considers nature as a means for enjoyment and consumption which is frequently seen in mass tourism. This approach is also useful in sustainable tourism and protection of natural resources. UR - https://ijtcs.usc.ac.ir/article_46882.html L1 - https://ijtcs.usc.ac.ir/article_46882_6bcdae61e5714ed611a4d7fe2ea5629c.pdf ER -