India, Aug. 28 -- A pilgrimage can look like any other long journey from the outside. You travel to a distant place, deal with difficult roads, spend days away from home and finally reach your destination. But Sadhguru sees a deeper purpose in such journeys.

In his teachings on pilgrimage, particularly while speaking about Kailash, he draws a clear line between a trek and a spiritual journey.

Sadhguru says a trek or mountaineering trip can give you a sense of achievement. You reach a difficult destination and feel that you have accomplished something.

He gives pilgrimage a different meaning. He describes it as a process of becoming less attached to the idea of who you are. In his explanation, you do not go to a sacred place to make you...