Communications

The Wild Irishman who became the

first Buddhist monk from the West

Dear Readers,

I received this email on a documentary in progress on the life of the first Western Buddhist monk,  a rather wild Irishman, named U Dhammaloka (Dharma of the World). The Buddhist tradition has always attracted its fair share of Western and Asian eccentrics who ordained as  monks and nuns. …

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Christopher’s Teaching Schedule:

Australia October 31 to November 18, 2015

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Meditation Teaching in Australia. October 31 – November 18, 2015Read More »

Do you have any Facebook Friends?

Please don’t say ‘Yes’ too quickly.

In a previous blog this week, I wrote 12 Pointers to real friends and 12 pointers for false friends.

http://christophertitmussblog.org/do-you-have-any-real-friends-do-you-have-any-false-friends

In another previous blog this week, I wrote 12 Pointers asking if we have friends in our contact list on our mobile phones.

http://christophertitmussblog.org/contact-list-on-your-mobile-phone

In this blo, I have reflected on our Facebook Friends. …

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Do you have friends on your

Contact List on your mobile phone?

Do our texts show real friendship? Here are 12 concerns: …

Contact list on your mobile phone.Read More »

WHO ARE OUR FRIENDS?

We sometimes wonder who are our real friends. With a real friend, we can share our inner life. We can open our heart. We can talk openly about what we are feeling and thinking. With a real friend, we feel loved and understood.

Friendship matters. We do not need a lot of real friends. We only need two or three really close friends. Here are 12 pointers to real friends and 12 pointers to false friends. …

Do you have any real friends? Do you have any false friends?Read More »