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.

An Appeal for Return of Funds made available to a Spiritual Teacher

Dear Sangha,

We are writing to you for your support to help in the return of substantial sums of money invested by two European women with Ajay Singh of Lucknow, an Indian spiritual teacher. …

An Appeal for Return of Funds made available to a Spiritual Teacher Read More »

Totnes. Past and Present. Points in Wikipedia. 35 years of residence. Explorations in recent decades.

Totnes. Past and Present. Points in Wikipedia. 35 years of residence. Explorations in recent decades. Read More »

The Buddha and God. The Buddha showed the Way to God. Part 2 of 2

The Buddha and God.

The Buddha showed the Way to God.

Part 2 of 2

HEADINGS

Godly conduct

Believers in God

Resolution of Suffering

Final Word for Mindfulness Practitioners/Meditators

The Buddha and God. The Buddha showed the Way to God. Part 2 of 2 Read More »

The Buddha and God. The Buddha showed the Way to God. Part 1 of 2.

The Buddha and God.

The Buddha showed the Way to God.

Part 1 of 2.

HEADINGS

God in the Pali Texts

The Brahmins and the Yogis

Listening to Diverse Spiritual Needs

Abiding with God (Brahma Vihara)

Secular and Religious Buddhists

The Buddha’s regular positive use of the concepts God and Gods deserve widespread recognition. He did not turn his back on such religious concepts. He fully embraced them in his teachings. …

The Buddha and God. The Buddha showed the Way to God. Part 1 of 2. Read More »

Shelly, the English poet, exposes the lust for war of our ruling elite

Percy Shelly, the early 19th century English poet, engaged in the sharpest of polemics in his anti-war poem. He showed the corruption, coldness and lust for war of the ruling elite.

Here is a 10 line extract from the 72 line poem. …

Shelly, the English poet, exposes the lust for war of our ruling elite Read More »

Scroll to Top