Have you fallen in love with the magical vibes on Koh Phangan, the romance that beckons you from these new, beautiful faces and souls that you meet, and they all seem so bloody spiritual man..!
You want to be one of these people too, you want to look as though you are enlightened and have spent years going to and from India, racking up those air miles to get your spirituality medal of honour. Then you can spread the love and light wherever you go…
We will help you, here at Phanganist we pride ourselves on being an eclectic bunch who think we have some tips on how you can cheat your way to becoming that ‘spiritual’ person you have always wanted to be…
No Western Clothes
Western clothes will make you look as though you have a Western mind, and we don’t want that now do we? Instead go out and buy yourself anything ethnic, light cotton clothes with patterns on are a good option or even better, if you really want to look like you have reached your peak, go all white! Think pure, holy, totally spiritual yeah…
Also anything with Fractal patterns on has become ‘spiritually trendy’ lately with the newer generation, especially popular if you still want to party yet be seen as spiritual…
No Shoes
You need to be grounded and connected to the earth so it's best to not wear any footwear if you want to be a spiritual person. The odd cut and scratch will only be a sacrifice to mother nature to show your gratitude.
Stop saying ‘Hello’, replace with ‘Namaste’
Hello is for the normal people, spiritual people say ‘Namaste’ and sometimes bow their heads, also remember to speak ever so gently and soft. You can also say ‘Love n Light’ at the end of everything as this shows how much of a good spiritual person you are.
Use a different name
Don’t let anyone know your real given name, instead you must chose something else, something from nature like Sun, Sky, Moon Heart, Cloud Whisper, Leaf etc or something that sounds Indian.
Nothing ‘normal’, you can even give yourself a title if you feel you are of the higher order.
Practice or Definitely Talk about your ‘Self Love’
All spiritual people have mastered the art of ‘self love’, a lot to the extreme…
Remember kids, you will not reach Samadhi if you hate yourself! Remember to help others and tell them about how you achieved self love in whichever creative way you can, it then excuses you of judging others because you are ‘oh so enlightened’.
Meditate and do Yoga on the Beach
The best time for this is sunset. Even if you don’t know how to meditate all you have to do is sit cross legged, close your eyes, look to the horizon and emanate peaceful vibes, this will give everyone the impression that you are meditating, and so, are very spiritual.
Yoga on the beach also gives everyone the automatic impression that you are spiritual, Koh Phangan is full of yoga centres and classes but if you want to cheat then you can just look up one pose and hold that for a long period of time to show everyone how spiritual you are.
Burn Sage and Incense
Make sure that anyone who comes to your house can smell incense or sage, you don't even have to do it whilst they’re there, just do it before and it will seem as though you are very cleansed and holy. The wafting smoke will also make it seem like a magical atmosphere which helps…
Always mention the Moon
Tell people how you are guided by the moon and instinct, you can allow yourself pardon from decisions and situations because ‘the moon told you to do it’ ro ‘I always trust my instinct’. This may get you out of why you hooked up with that girl’s boyfriend the other night….
This is not a serious example of how to be spiritual but we hope you have fun trying if you do want to give it a go!
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