This picture shows two of my favorite facets of San Bol – the San Bol “bathtub” (lower image) and the San Bol Labyrinth (upper image). The former was fed by a surprisingly voluminous (and stunningly cold) fresh water spring, and its particular set-up was actually quite ingenious, where pilgrims could drink from the pre-tub head of the spring, then bathe in the tub itself, and finally use the post-tub run-off spout to wash their clothes. Indeed, it was such an enriching & enlivening experience at this wonderful hostel that I was inspired to build the pictured labyrinth during my second afternoon there – using discarded stones from a previous on-site construction. Amazingly, this meditatively peace-full pathway remained there at San Bol for many years thereafter and was used by many subsequent visitors to the place …

“In a cool solitude of trees
Where leaves and birds a music spin,
Mind that was weary is at ease,
New rhythms in the soul begin.”
~ William K. Seymour

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others … For this is the journey that all men and women must make, to find themselves in this manner. And if they fail in this greatest of life quests, it really doesn’t matter whatever else they might find.” ~ via M. Gandhi & James Michener

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