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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.

I feel some small measure of Empathy for the Non-Violent Protesters on Capitol Hill, Washington DC last week

Political / /

Updated 17 January 2021

Last Wednesday evening ( 6 January 2021), I clicked on the CNN channel giving unbroken news coverage to the protests at Capitol Hill, which had the unqualified support of President Trump. For the next hour, I watched the drama unfold and then switched off the TV. Tens of thousands of Trump supporters stayed outside the government building  while a few hundred enraged supporters stormed into the corridors and centres of power.

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There is Light and only Light. by Gemma Polo Pujol. A Book Review

Books, Photos and Music / /

This is a review of the first book of Gemma Polo Pujol, a spiritual teacher for 20 years, whose home is in Spain. She is a co-parent of two children. …

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Beyond Tranquility. By Charles Genoud. A Book Review

Books, Photos and Music / /

This is a book review of the latest book of Charles Genoud, an international Dharma teacher, who lives in Geneva, Switzerland. …

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40 Days and 40 Nights. A Poem per Day to Stay Awake during Lockdown and Beyond

Poems and Prose / /

‘Quarantine’ comes from a French word referring to a 40-day period. Governments have issued a kind of quarantine, namely isolation of infected and uninfected citizens.

I have selected a range of 40 much-loved British/Irish poems. This is a small offering to those of you who spend much of the day at home. …

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Ways and Mindfulness Practices for these Troubled Times. Zoom. Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January 2021

Articles, Retreat Environments / /

We live in challenging times. The British government and governments worldwide have ordered national lockdowns. The vast majority of citizens find ourselves confined to home most of the time.

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Ways and Mindfulness Practices for these Troubled Times. Zoom. Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January 2021 Read More »

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