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Our beloved Prajna Vihar School, Bodh Gaya, India. A photo collection from 2018 – 2022

Posted on December 27, 2022 8:54 am by Christopher Comment

In 1985, the Abbot of the Royal Thai Monastery in Bodh Gaya kindly gave me permission to offer a meditation class for the poorest children in Bodh Gaya, Bihar India – the poorest state in India. Many of the children were beggars appealing to pilgrims worldwide for some rupees to feed themselves and their families. Continue reading →



Christopher Titmuss E-news 24 March 2022 Online Mindfulness Challenge, The Wise Lotus Centre, Memoir, Teaching Schedule. Blog and more.

Posted on March 31, 2022 1:10 pm by Christopher 2 Comments
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Dear Friends

Welcome to every one of our 7000 subscribers of the current issue of the Christopher e-News.

In January 2022, Nshorna (my daughter) proposed putting together a comprehensive online Mindfulness course.

This course would offer both breadth and depth to give support to daily life.

Following on from that, the work started to prepare a 90-Day Mindfulness Challenge.

The Challenge offers benefits for the complete beginner and for those with years of experience in mindfulness, meditation and retreats/courses in various traditions, East and West.

The Mindfulness Challenge provides a depth of exploration including ethics, communication, lifestyle, active compassion and a liberating wisdom for daily life.

If you take on the Course, you will see why we call it a Challenge. The Challenge is now available online.

A single insight can wake up a life.
1. JOIN OUR ONLINE 90-DAY MINDFULNESS CHALLENGE
  • Develop a depth of mindfulness and ongoing wellbeing
  • Find a deeper connection with yourself, others, and nature
  • Suitable for beginners and those with prior experience
  • Step by step instructions and guided meditations
  • Explore themes for reflection
  • Engage in a short daily meditation on a photographs
  • Invite others and share your experience
  • Develop tools to for calmness and clarity
  • Develop power of attention, empathy, and resilience
  • Support family, friends, and work colleagues.
  • Know a wise response to situations
  • Reap long-lasting benefits
The Mindfulness Challenge includes written teachings/instructions/one-to-five-minute audio talks and around 120 photographs for reflection.
You will receive clear instructions for each day of the 90 days.
You can start your Mindfulness Challenge today.

Cost of the Mindfulness Challenge

We have made the 90-day Mindfulness Challenge Course as affordable as possible.
Cost of the Course is:
•    £19.20 (including tax)
•    $25.5,
•    €23.50
•    A$35.00
•    ILS (Israel) 84.00
•    India 1950 Rupees.
You can make a single payment with your Visa card or Paypal when you sign up. You will get instant access to the course.
To sign up and register for the Challenge: https://the-little-shop-of-mindfulness.teachable.com/p/90-day-my-mindful-journey
For more information email us: support@thelittleshopofmindfulness.com

Your payment for the Course makes a major contribution to the monthly renting/running costs of The Wise Lotus Centre (TWLC) in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK.

Nshorna is the founder of the Centre, offering classes on various themes.

We offer a PDF Certificate of Mindfulness for those who complete all 90 days of the course. It may take you longer than 90 days

Do take up the Challenge!

2. WELCOME TO THE WISE LOTUS CENTRE

On 1 April 2022, Nshorna formally launches The Wise Lotus Centre (TWLC) in Letchworth Garden City, 40 minutes on the train, north of London. The Centre is a five minute walk from the railway station.

She has created the Centre which will offer classes, courses and workshops during the day, evenings and weekends. The programme includes mindfulness, meditation, yoga, holistic therapies, self-care, public talks, classes for families, children and businesses.

On 12 and 13 March, Nshorna gave an open day with talks and classes after completing major renovation work to make the shop suitable as a centre.

Nshorna sells a range of wellbeing items and beautiful gift sets on Etsy and in her shop: www.thelittleshopofmindfulness.com.
Every package is plastic-free as much as possible, and includes a mindfulness practise leaflet.

Classes, courses and workshops for both adults, children and businesses to support physical and emotional health.

Centre to rely upon donations from workshop leaders

Making a bold risk, Nshorna offers the space in her centre to the teachers, therapists, facilitators and workshop leaders on a donation basis. (Dana in the Buddhist tradition).
It is for a trial period.
To those leading the sessions, Nshorna wrote in part of her letter:
The Wise Lotus Centre offers space for classes and courses on a donation basis.
We appreciate this is a new concept for many.
This means we do not set a fixed fee as in the payment-for-services model.
We believe our approach will cultivate trust, develop wellbeing and benefit the
community….
The principle of donation can continue if teachers support this model of
running a centre.
Generosity comes from the heart. Your donations will encourage a wide range of
people in age and income to benefit from your classes and courses.
www.thewiselotus.com
support@thewiselotus.com

The Centre welcomes donations to help ensure the Centre proves to be financially viable. Much of the proceeds from the 90-Day Mindfulness Challenge will help support the running of the Centre.
3. TEN YEARS AND TEN DAYS. A 528 PAGE MEMOIR
I have received many kind words from readers worldwide after they read the Memoir. The book offers an exploration of experiences, insights and can provide inspiration for others to engage in a lifelong interest in life on Earth.
The book and Kindle version with photos is available on Amazon books in many countries.
The Memoir of 10 years on the road includes a hippy life, mind-altering drugs, romantic encounters and brushes with death. The book covers travels through 20 countries, the discipline of a strict Vipassana monastery in Thailand, nine months in a cave and meetings with leading spiritual teachers in Thailand and India.
I met and talked with some of the finest spiritual/Buddhist/Hindu teachers in Thailand and India.
Besides the letters, I also drew upon 30 diaries and notebooks, plus my memory of events from 1967 to 1977.
The freedom to explore confirms an infinite potential for discovery.
TEN YEARS AND TEN DAYS
ISBN 978-1-5272-8274-2
Published June 2021.
£14.95. 528 pages.
£6.95 Kindle e-Book.
4. INTERNATIONAL TEACHING SCHEDULE FOR 2022. CENTRES AND ZOOM

Check www.christophertitmussblog.org/
The blog includes regular updates throughout the year.
Please note it is a minor inconvenience to attend Zoom teachings in different time zones.
Teaching schedule will include more Zoom/Residential teachings during the year.
Type in Search with name of country – top right of blog.
More updates and outlines of teachings/dates given on blog nearer to time of sessions.

Zoom. Dharma Talk.
Exploration of Teachings of Ajahn Buddhadasa of Thailand
New book: Seeing with the Eye of Dhamma.
Link to information: https://web.facebook.com/suanmokkh.bkk
I will speak about some of the features of the book along with anecdotes of my time with the Ajahn during my years as a Buddhist monk in Thailand.
Do lend an ear.
19.00 – 20.30 Thai time (14.00 -15.30 CET). Thursday 7 April 2022
JOIN ZOOM MEETING
https://bit.ly/3JDZsdW
Meeting ID: 487 652 6053
Passcode: 12345
Seeing with the Eye of Dhamma
Ajahn Buddhadasa
translated by Bhikkhu Dhammavidu and Santikaro
Published 2022 by Shambala Inc, USA.
310 pages.
$22.95

RESIDENTIAL. MINDFULNESS/INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREATS
With Christopher
Zentrum for Buddhismus
29 April – 6 May 2022
One hour from Bonn/Cologne
Waldhaus Am Laacher See
56643, Nickenich, Germany
+49 2636 3344
Nearest railway station: Andernach
To Register for any retreat, send email to:
info@buddhismus-im-westen.de
Do come.

A WEEKEND OF MINDFULNESS
20-22 May 2022
Held in The Wise Lotus Centre,
Letchworth Garden City, Herts. UK.
Friday 7.30 pm – 9 pm. Introduction and Practice of Mindfulness
Saturday 9.30 am. – 4 pm. Ways to live without Stress
Sunday 9.30 am. – 4 pm. Mindfulness at Home and at Work
Participants are welcome to come only on Friday evening.
You can attend a full session on Saturday or Sunday or both.
You can join for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Suitable for beginners to mindfulness and those with experience.
www.thewiselotuscentre.com
support@thewiselotuscentre.com

ZOOM SANGHA.LIVE
Monday 6 June to Friday 10 June 2022
8 am – 9 am CET
FROM MINDFULNESS TO CLEAR SEEING
Clear Seeing includes the past, present and future. Teachings will include the value and the limits of the here and now. Clear seeing includes dependent arising conditions for all three fields, so we do not become dependent on the present moment to realise the timeless. A timeless, limitless liberation embraces all three fields of time.
These online sessions run in the mornings from Monday to Friday
They offer an opportunity for the Sangha to meditate regularly with a community of like-minded Dharma practitioners.
Format: Short dharma teaching/reflection, 30-minute guided meditation, and a short interactive Q&A.
https://sangha.live

ZOOM AUSTRALIA
With Christopher
Saturday 11 June to Tuesday 14 June 2022.
7 am–8 am Sydney/Melbourne time
17.00–18.00 Sydney/Melbourne
20.00–21.00 Sydney/Melbourne.
Currently, Sydney/Melbourne is 10 hours ahead of Central Europe (CET)
It is a little inconvenient with time zone if we live in another part of the world.
You are invited to attend as many zoom sessions as you can.
Theme. Mindfulness. Insight Meditation. Freeing up the Heart-Mind.
The days will consist of three 60-minute Zoom meeting per day including talks, comprehensive instructions, guided meditations, questions and answers and sharing. We will encourage specific mindfulness/meditation practices at home, work and elsewhere.
To Register: Nisha in Australia is our manager.
seedsoccupationaltherapy@gmail.com
There is no registration fee.
See Blog for upcoming information.
(Next Australia Zoom to be announced)

RESIDENTIAL. MINDFULNESS/INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREATS
Seminarhaus Engl
2-8 July 2022
GERMANY. NEAR MUNICH
Christopher and Ulla Koenig
Seminarhaus Engl e.V.(one hour from Munich)
Engl 1
84339 Unterdietfurt, Germany
www.seminarhaus-engl.de
Phone +49-(0)8728-616
Email: info@seminarhaus-engl.de
The retreats consist of comprehensive mindfulness/meditation instructions in sitting, walking, standing/reclining, inter-views with myself, inquiry, questions and answers, and a daily talk. Silence is a major feature of these retreats. Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators.
Waldhaus website will provide residential costs. The teacher invites donations at the end of the retreat to support the ongoing teaching.

RESIDENTIAL. GERMANY
DHARMA YATRA (10-Day Teachings/Practices/Pilgrimage)
Christopher and Ulla Koenig
2 – 12 August 2022
We hold the Yatra (Dharma/eco pilgrimage) starting near Reutlingen,
near Stuttgart, 90 minutes south on train from Frankfurt
www.dharmayatraworldwide.org
Places for a maximum of 60 people, including 10 places for under 16-year-olds.
We offer a plant-based diet. We walk through forests and on tracks beside organic farms.
Registrations starts at 8 am (CET) Monday 14 March 2022.
Registration 120 Euros. Request for Donations for two teachers at end of Yatra.
Three supported places. 60 Euros registration fee. The three people arrive a day early and leave a day later for construction and deconstruction of the campsite.

DAYTIME TEACHING IN CENTRE. ENGLAND
How to Teach Mindfulness to Children
Christopher and Nshorna
Non-residential. Monday 12 – Friday 16 September 2022
The Wise Lotus Centre,
Letchworth Garden City, Herts
40 minutes on train north of London. A few minutes’ walk from station
www.thewiselotus.com

RESIDENTIAL. GERMANY
Waldhaus Buddhist Zentrum
MINDFULNESS/INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREATS
18 October – 23 October 2022
23 October – 28 October 2022
With Christopher
Zentrum for Buddhismus
One hour by train from Bonn/Cologne
Am Laacher See56643,
Nickenich, Germany+49 2636 3344
Nearest railway station: Andernach
To Register for any retreat, send email to: info@buddhismus-im-westen.de
Do come.

ZOOM. ISRAEL
Series of Talks/Practices on each link in Noble Eightfold Path. Israel time zone.
One day per month.
Organised by Mindfulspace. Three sessions per day. To be held on a Saturday. Right means comprehensive, fulfilling, and ethical.
Please note a change in a date may take place during the year.
December 2021. Overview of the Noble Eightfold Path.
8 January 2022 Right Understanding
12 February Right Intention
5 March Right Speech
9 April Right Action
7 May Right Livelihood
4 June. Right Effort
18 June Right Mindfulness
30 July Right Concentration
8am-9am CET. 9am-10am Israel time. Introduction and Guided Meditation 
14.00-15.00 CET. 15.00-16.00 Israel Time. Talk. Q and A. and Guided Meditation on Theme.
16.00-17.00 CET. 17.00.18.00 Discussion Groups (without a teacher)
19:00-20,00 CET. 20.00.21.00 Israel Time. Talk and Q and A.
https://todaabria.mindfulspace.co.il/christopher-titmuss/
support@mindfulspaceilhelp.freshdesk.com
See ZOOM INDIA below for monthly teachings and dates for the Buddha Study Guide.

ZOOM INDIA:
BUDDHA STUDY GUIDE FOR 2022.
Join the Buddha Study Guide (BSG)
With Christopher
You can join any time during the year.
A One Day per Month Study of specific Discourses of the Buddha.
Two 60-minute sessions.
India Standard Time 12.30 pm. CET at 8 am.
India Standard Time. 20.30. CET 16.00.
Comprehensive 40-page Buddha Study Guide PDF guide provided
To register and receive Zoom link.
Upcoming Dates. On a Saturday.
29 January.
19 February.
19 March
16 April
14 May
25 June
16 July
20 August
17 September
Participants will receive a PDF of the 40-page Buddha Study Guide and a PDF of Ulla’s reflections/analysis of the major discourses.
Suitable for those with knowledge of the Buddha’s teachings and beginners.
The discourses reveal a depth suitable for daily life.
You will find treasures in the texts.
We will focus on the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha – the most loved book of teachings with 152 discourses.
Previous recorded meetings are available.
Register with s.shenoy@gmail.com
BSG contains reflection on three discourses of the Buddha.
See Zoom Israel above for teachings on the Eightfold Path and dates for BSG.

ZOOM. CET
Dates for Mindfulness Teacher Training Course (MTTC).
Christopher and Ulla Koenig
Please note this is a 12-month Course, which started in late October 2021 and finishes in early November 2022 for 60 participants with prior registration.
19–23 January 2022
25-26 February 2022
25-26 March 2022
22-23 April 2022
28 April – 1 May 2022. Ulla: Residential. Pauenhof Centre, Germany.
7–12 May 2022
3-4 June 2022
15-16 July 2022
9-10 September 2022
7-8 October 2022
2-6 November 2022 (residential/Zoom)

5.SELECTION OF CHRISTOPHER BLOG LINKS. FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022
1.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/mindfulness-of-the-sacred-ten-examples-of-contact-with-the-sacred
2.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/tom-petty-american-singer-i-am-learning-to-fly-but-i-aint-got-wings-oh-yes
3.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/its-so-stressful-not-knowing-anything-about-what-will-happen-and-its-creating-anxiety-in-my-system-six-signs-of-stress-short-term-steps-and-long-term-steps-to-apply-a-mindful-application
4.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/the-personality-psychology-of-boris-johnson-does-he-show-signs-of-being-traumatised-is-he-a-victim-of-domestic-violence-an-analysis
5.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/the-power-of-mindfulness-30-definitions
6.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/her-baby-is-due-in-14-days-fear-is-arriving
7.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/are-you-addicted-to-the-mobile-phone-cell-phone-smart-phone-do-you-spend-too-much-time-on-your-mobile
8.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/i-experience-fear-around-people-who-express-aggressive-views-about-others-what-is-your-response
9.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/a-loving-kindness-meditation-tears-and-terror-in-a-european-war-zone
10.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/president-putin-of-russia-a-joke-circulating-totnes-coffee-shops
11.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/a-deep-teaching-in-the-song-ruby-tuesday-by-the-rolling-stones
12.    https://www.christophertitmussblog.org/usa-nato-countries-and-president-putin-have-much-in-common-they-think-and-act-in-similar-ways-what-conditions-can-end-the-war-in-ukraine

6.    DONATIONS for Christopher

Different Ways to offer donations(dana) to support Christopher
https://www.christophertitmuss.net/donations.
•    You can make donations via your PAYPAL, STRIPE or Credit/Debit Card
•    You do not need a PAYPAL account.
Inspired by his years as a Buddhist monk (1970-1976) Christopher depends upon donations rather than charge for teachings. Christopher only teaches in centres where he considers the daily rate affordable.
You can also make a bank transfer to my bank account in Devon, England. I will email you my bank details.
christopher@insightmeditation.org
Thank you for your kind support.

7. ULLA KOENIG OF GERMANY. TEACHINGS. BOOKS. Residential and Zoom Programmes
For information, see www.ulla-koenig.com
Website information in German and English.
Ulla and I are co-teachers in the Mindfulness Teacher Training Course (MTTC).

8. CO-FOUNDERS OF THE 90-DAY MINDFULNESS CHALLENGE
Nshorna Titmuss learned from her father about the importance of mindfulness since childhood. She started her career as a midwife in the late 90’s. Working for the NHS, major charities and social services, she has spent more than 20 years supporting vulnerable families. A skilled practitioner, manager and director, she is the founder of three Mindfulness organisations and has dedicated her career to supporting the wellbeing of others.

Christopher Titmuss, Britain’s senior mindfulness teacher, teaches mindfulness, insight meditation and wise action. A former Buddhist monk in Thailand and India, he is the author of Mindfulness in Everyday Life, The Mindfulness Manual, the Spiritual Roots of Mindfulness and other books. Poet, social critic and blogger, he has lived since 1982 in Totnes, Devon, England. www.christophertitmuss.net

David Hewson, a graphic designer, skilfully put together the presentation of the Mindfulness Challenge. We appreciated his easy-to-follow and unified Course. http://www.dhdigitalmedia.co.uk/ david@dhdigitalmedia.co.uk

Christopher and Nshorna are a father and daughter team.
9. TO RESPOND
Teachers, managers, directors of centres, organisers and staff connected with our programmes, residential and Zoom, offer a service. This principle applies before the programme we offer, during the event and after. A small team of people often give support to a large group. If you feel concern on any matter with any of our responses to you, before, during or after an event, please email us. Where and when? What was written? What was said? What happened? A manager or teacher will address your concern and get back to you or you can contact the centre.Do join one or more of our programmes.
THANK YOU.
LOVE
CHRISTOPHER
www.christophertitmuss.net
christopher@insightmeditation.org

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Join our Daylong Zoom Course of Study and Application of the Discourses of the Buddha. Three 60-minute sessions on Saturday 11 December 2021

Posted on December 3, 2021 8:38 pm by Christopher 1 Comment

Do join our daylong course offering ways to explore the Buddha’s discourses and apply his teachings to daily life.

You are welcome to participate in one, two or three sessions on Saturday 11 December 2021. Continue reading →



A May 2021 USA Report concludes a Plant-Based Diet can offer protection against impact of Covid-19

Posted on June 24, 2021 9:36 pm by Christopher Comment

A major report in the US in May 2021 revealed diet plays a major part in reducing the severity of symptoms and illness following a Covid-19 infection.

Researchers drew on the survey responses of 2884 frontline doctors and nurses with extensive exposure to SARS-CO-v2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, working in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US. Continue reading →



What the Buddha Taught. Buddha Study Guide. Zoom Teachings with Christopher. Saturday 29 January. Two sessions. Once a month. 2022.

Posted on January 28, 2021 8:11 am by Christopher Comment

The teachings/practises (Dharma) of the Buddha provide a depth and breadth of a comprehensive exploration of the human experience.

Around 10,000 discourses ranging in length from a few paragraphs/verses to several pages form a cohesive body of teachings. Continue reading →




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