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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.

Let us welcome single mother households

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I find it very encouraging that the number of single mothers, acting from their wise initiative,  increases year by year in Western society. Matriarchy can develop in the home of the single mother. There is a revolution taking place, namely the birth of such a matriarchy, a social system where women apply their caring authority as head of the household. Beginning in the home, such matriarchal authority is leading onto various social and political institutions to transform society. …

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Desire for money robs the heart of love

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One of the Dharma teachers told me that Channel Four television will start in the autumn a kind of Thought for the Day.  Every morning for five minutes on BBC Radio 4 news, there is Thought for the Day offered by a person from one of the religions. …

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A football match reveals the realm of the gods

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A football match serves as the invitation to enter into the realms of the gods. It is an authentic darshan (profound seeing) of the emptiness of self existence and the meeting with the non-dual. …

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The easiest thing is to give money

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The easiest thing in the world to give is money. We put our hand in our pocket or purse and hand it over. We write out a cheque. We enter our card number over the phone or online. It takes seconds or perhaps a few minutes at most. …

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When the Dalai Lama visited Ajahn Buddhadasa…

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Last week, I received an email from an organiser for a  network of travellers, who have spent time in Dharamsala, India. She suggested we send a recollection of any connection with the Dalai Lama to form a scrapbook to present to the Tibetan leader. I was happy to offer a lovely personal recollection. …

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