Claire's quest for the Truth ... sometimes described as the search for Reality ... Enlightenment ...led her to Stanhope some months ago ... Stanhope is a bit like that ... having had some insights into the worlds beyond the mundane, hungry for more ... keen to explore inner space ... she came along to sit, share, walk and talk ... and during some lighter talking told of her friend and Pilates student, working at the university in Durham, whose childhood home in Spain needed someone to look after it ... the Casa del Puente ... intrigued, your blogger signed up for the assignment and abandoned the paradise of Stanhope ... recklessly ... Claire, unsure how much her quest was served by Stanhope, how much by the reckless blogger seduced away to the sun, possibly feeling slightly responsible for the situation ... spent a few days here finding out ...
Claire is currently convinced by Krishnamurti's core teaching ... Truth is a Pathless Land ... and we spent many hours exploring what that means for the seekers ... advised by K not to follow gurus ... and a trip away from the shallow Costa, into the mountains, to Ronda, seemed to elevate the thinking as well as nurture the soul ...
And whilst that is true, paradoxically, as always, Truth may be found anywhere (and especially nowhere) ...the sun is lovely, the mountains uplifting ... but the quest is an inner journey ...
A visit to Russ, who lives on a bus, on a field in the middle of San Enrique, leads to more enquiry on various themes ...including where freedom lies ... a bus, a rucksack, a house? The blogger's current experiment with ultra light living is fun and whilst the temporary base at the Casa is more than is needed, it is easily enough put down in favour of another wander (responsibilities to Poppy the ancient cat and Juliet the Casa owner given due regard, of course) ... Russ's bus is slightly heavier, but serves his needs for now .... and buses are his thing, his embraces him, he says ... Claire, younger and with more responsiblities has her house, partner, son, cat and dog ... which is not going to fit in a bus or a rucksack ... she has created her sanctuary and is rearranging her work-life balance ... each of us taking our own path ...
Next a trip to Susie down the road at Torreguidiaro. .. long time resident of these parts ... pack leader of six canine friends and gifted inter-species communicator ... she and Claire bond immediately ... Susie, at 76, is about to embark on new adventures ... in Ronda ...
So, as for the questions around the visit ... the blogger is energised, the visitor finds new information and unexpected expats to discuss with ... all sorts of topics are explored and Claire is reassured that the blogger's reckless relocation is unfolding as it should ... even though he still has no idea why he's here!
And you, dear readers, have met three new characters in the drama ... plus a bus ... and a great view of the beautiful town of Ronda. ..
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