Sancheong-gun Operates 'Baboyeohang (Barabogi Travel)' Program

Positive Reviews from Visitors Experiencing Sancheong Munsuam Temple
Customized 'Rest Stop' Experience by Sancheong Fire Station

Firefighter Munsuam Templestay Image source=Sancheong-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] For modern people who are going through difficult times with physical and mental stress due to the prolonged novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), rest is like a treasure.

Located in Sicheon-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, at the foot of Jirisan Mountain, Munsuam Temple operates a ‘Babo Travel (Barabogi Travel)’ program, where visitors spend a night at the mountain temple and experience life as a traveler, receiving favorable reviews from participants.

The Munsuam ‘Babo Travel,’ which is a 1 night 2 days program, is conducted on a small scale in a small hermitage within Jirisan.

The main programs include 108 prostrations, meditation, tea conversation with monks, and walking meditation (Munsuam Babo Forest Trail), among others.

In addition to the rest-oriented Babo Travel program, a day program called Self-Reflection is also offered, which includes time for meditation for oneself, lunch offerings, and sharing of hearts.

Munsuam also operates participant-customized programs based on the Babo Travel. A representative example is the ‘Take a Break’ temple experience event for firefighters from the Sancheong Fire Station.

Munsuam and Sancheong Fire Station signed a business agreement last March to help the psychological stability of firefighters who are constantly exposed to disaster sites.

Sancheong Fire Station staff relieve stress by experiencing temple food, tea ceremony, and nature walks, enjoying the coziness and leisure of nature.

The head monk of Munsuam in Sancheong said, “We are always creating thoughts and busy chasing them back and forth between the past and the future. As this process repeats, my life has become polluted with various remnants of thoughts,” and added, “When dawn breaks, get up, eat, work, bow, walk, and spend your daily life quietly through practice. I hope you take time to ‘look as it is’ at whatever comes in and goes out of your mind.”

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