Author name: Christopher

Christopher Titmuss, a former Buddhist monk in Thailand and India, teaches Awakening and Insight Meditation around the world. He is the founder and director of the Dharma Facilitators Programme and the Living Dharma programme, an online mentor programme for Dharma practitioners. He gives retreats, participates in pilgrimages (yatras) and leads Dharma gatherings. Christopher has been teaching annual retreats in Bodh Gaya, India since 1975 and leads an annual Dharma Gathering in Sarnath since 1999. A senior Dharma teacher in the West, he is the author of numerous books including Light on Enlightenment, An Awakened Life and Transforming Our Terror. A campaigner for peace and other global issues, Christopher is a member of the international advisory council of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. . Poet and writer, he is the co-founder of Gaia House, an international retreat centre in Devon, England. He lives in Totnes, Devon, England.

What Happens to the Donations We Give You? How will you get by without teaching residential retreats?

I thought I would write a detailed blog (1200 words) on where your generous donations (dana) goes. I don’t recall writing such a piece before, except for a few lines for a laminated sheet of paper.

As with plenty of Dharma teachers worldwide, I offer my residential retreats on a donation basis. …

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Who am I? 40 Common Views About Ourselves. Brief Commentary. A Practice

Every view of I am might seem real, unreal or both at different times.

We might express a few views listed below of I am or many of them.

If a view is problematic about one ‘self’ or ‘another,’ then explore another view(s). …

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10 Links to Essays. Mindfulness. Transcriptions. Inquiry. Free Online Course and Interview with Christopher

  1. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/mindfulness-of-the-coronavirus-covid-19-an-essay-sub-title-part-one-what-was
  2. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/mindfulness-of-the-corona-virus-an-essay-part-two-what-is
  3. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/mindfulness-of-the-coronavirus-an-essay-part-three-what-might-be
  4. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/application-of-mindfulness-in-the-west-part-one-of-two
  5. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/application-of-mindfulness-in-the-west-part-two-of-two
  6. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/transcription-of-zoom-conference-on-the-coronavirus-with-israeli-dharma-teachers-part-one
  7. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/transcription-of-zoom-conference-on-the-coronavirus-dharma-teachers-and-others-in-israel
  8. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/who-am-i-40-common-views-about-ourselves-with-brief-commentary
  9. https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/join-our-free-online-mindfulness-course-in-times-of-caronavirus-38-short-videos-click-on-link-below-for-comprehensive-information.  Free online Mindfulness Course with 38 short videos for those who Stay-at-Home. Course available on  our Platform and Youtube.
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVxyp-oGPdY&feature=youtu.be. Suma Gowda from India and living in USA interviews Christopher in his home. Title: Freedom from Future, Present and Past. 90 minutes.

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Who am I? 40 Common Views About Ourselves with Brief Commentary

Every view of I am might seem real, unreal or both at different times.

We might express a few views listed below of I am or many of them.

If a view is problematic about one ‘self’ or ‘another,’ then explore another view(s). …

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Three Poems. The Vow Upon the Rock. The Power of Eros. Who will You Listen to?

THE VOW UPON THE ROCK

You move your love beyond your normal reach,

and hug your life into an austere fast,

renounce what forms so old that others preach,

to take upon this challenge. Act at last!

Where you face daily the trials anew,

and devotion knows those torments to repair, …

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