After the Dharma Inquiry with the sniper transcribed below, I recalled an incident in the years after the second Intifada – the Palestinian uprising against the occupation that started in 2000 and sustained itself for about five years.
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After the Dharma Inquiry with the sniper transcribed below, I recalled an incident in the years after the second Intifada – the Palestinian uprising against the occupation that started in 2000 and sustained itself for about five years.
Join our Mindfulness/Insight Meditation Retreats in India in early 2019
The Buddha’s teachings have a practical relevance for today.
Retreats held in the beautiful Thai Monastery, Sarnath, near Varanasi, India.
Title: From Insight Meditation (Vipassana) to Liberation
Teacher: Christopher Titmuss
4 February 2019 – 11 February 2019
11 February 2019 – 18 February 2019
Cost: There is a modest registration charge and appeal for donations to cover remaining costs at end of retreat.
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Website contains useful information for travel in India.
Christopher has taught annual retreats in India for the past 45 years, as well as elsewhere in the world.
A senior teacher and former Buddhist monk, Christopher is the author of 20 books, poet and social critic. He lives in Totnes, England.
If you wish to travel with others to India, you could join the pilgrimage with Ellen Van Lersel from Holland. Her pilgrimage includes the 7-day Vipassana retreat with Christopher Titmuss
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