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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.

A Pathology of Praise. Emma Raducanu, 18, has become a Tennis Superstar. Will we see the best of her in or outside of Tennis, both or neither?

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Along with nine million others, I watched the tennis match on Saturday evening (11 September 2021) on UKs Channel Four television when Emma Raducanu, 18, from Bromley in south London won the US Open in New York. …

A Pathology of Praise. Emma Raducanu, 18, has become a Tennis Superstar. Will we see the best of her in or outside of Tennis, both or neither?Read More »

A Pathology of Praise. Emma Raducanu, 18, has become a Tennis Superstar. Will we see the best of her in or outside of Tennis, both or neither? Read More »

‘The Ferryman’ has taken Julian David, the much-loved Jungian analyst of Totnes, from this world. He passed away yesterday (Wednesday 1 September 2021)

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Julian David, aged 89, a much loved and respected Jungian analyst and lecturer, died at his home, Luscombe Farm, Totnes, last night (Wednesday, 1st September 2021). His family were close at hand in the final days as his faculties and energy gradually faded. I regard him as one of the most beautiful human beings I had regular contact with. A truly wise and compassionate soul. …

‘The Ferryman’ has taken Julian David, the much-loved Jungian analyst of Totnes, from this world. He passed away yesterday (Wednesday 1 September 2021)Read More »

‘The Ferryman’ has taken Julian David, the much-loved Jungian analyst of Totnes, from this world. He passed away yesterday (Wednesday 1 September 2021) Read More »

‘Welcome to Afghanistan’ Brief Recollections of travelling across the country in October 1967

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‘Welcome to Afghanistan’

For the past two weeks, the ignominious departure of the 20-year-old US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan has dominated the news headlines. …

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‘Welcome to Afghanistan’ Brief Recollections of travelling across the country in October 1967 Read More »

A Sincere Supporter of Vaccinations writes a list of views for his position on his Facebook page. His words make me feel uncomfortable. Here is why…

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A sincere supporter of vaccinations wrote this message to his Facebook Friends.  He said he copied the text with a few adjustments and readers can too.

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A Sincere Supporter of Vaccinations writes a list of views for his position on his Facebook page. His words make me feel uncomfortable. Here is why…Read More »

A Sincere Supporter of Vaccinations writes a list of views for his position on his Facebook page. His words make me feel uncomfortable. Here is why… Read More »

Aged 20, I bought my first Bob Dylan album in 1964. Freewheelin Bob Dylan. Here are links to five favourite songs on this album. Plus background.

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BACKGROUND

I first heard songs of 22-year-old Bob Dylan on BBC Radio in 1963. At that time, music critics described his voice as having a nasal twang.

The lyrics of several of the songs he penned captured my imagination. Outside of folk music, most songs focussed on personal relationships. …

Aged 20, I bought my first Bob Dylan album in 1964. Freewheelin Bob Dylan. Here are links to five favourite songs on this album. Plus background.Read More »

Aged 20, I bought my first Bob Dylan album in 1964. Freewheelin Bob Dylan. Here are links to five favourite songs on this album. Plus background. Read More »

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