Theme
The Buddha. The Elements. The Trees. The Birds
View of distant Totnes, Devon, England dwelling in the foot of rolling countryside
Explore the Buddha’s teachings on coming into living relationship with the natural world
Dharma teachings and practice emphasise a deep engagement with elemental life. We come alive – a feature of the process towards full awakening.
The Buddha’s path wasn’t formed in monasteries alone. Practitioners experience the great outdoors, under trees, among birds and open spaces.
The Buddha was born under a tree, realised enlightenment under a tree and died under a tree. He said that devas (divine beings, angels) of the elements, trees and birds speak to us, implying a deep interaction between a presence in nature and our consciousness.
He said birds were symbols of freedom as they fly through the sky – “leaving no trace, unattached and free from worldly issues.”
Our Day of Practice invites a regular return to our intimacy with the living world, for renewal, wellbeing and emergence out of worldly pressures.
Cost is sliding scale-based (suggested: $35).
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Bio
A former Buddhist monk in Thailand, Christopher spent much of the time in these years practising/sleeping outdoors, In his love of the outdoors, he hitchiked, took buses and trains in his 20s through 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Australia. He led around 35 annual yatras (walking/camping pilgrimages in Europe. Poet, blogger and social critic, Christopher is a senior Dharma teacher, author of 25 books and founder of the 12 months online, Mindfulness Teacher Training Course (MTTC). His original family surname is Wood. Titmuss derives from titmouse, a family of birds in the UK, such as the great tit and blue tit. He lives in rural Totnes, Devon, England.
