Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
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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 Enquiry Programme and facilitates an online mentor programme for Dharma practice and mindfulness training. He gives retreats, participates in pilgrimages (yatras) and leads Dharma gatherings.
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
1M ago
With inspiration from R&B, mezza-soprano, baroque rock and a rock musician.
Good Days
Red-tufted herons
ballet on the white
of Hokkaido’s soul,
weights then set sail
upstairs – downstairs
into the hands of
solitary beings.
….
Silence of the cello
plays Saturn return –
where we engage;
a push and pull of
brief co-existence
longing for change
in this modern world.
….
Tell me something –
no void to fill
benches and mats
to confirm a
stretch to heaven
Good Times
Good Days
Perfect Day
Perfect Days
….
Dive in
step in, step out
inhale goes deep
exhale goes far
fountains
neither young
nor old
to ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
1M ago
Towards a ceasefire and accountability for genocide. Sent to 650 Members of Parliament in the UK. 348 Sources named in Testimony of an academic.
Hatred does not cease with Hatred. Hatred Ceases with Non-Hatred. This is an Everlasting Truth. The Buddha. Dhammapada verse 5.
This Testimony is a horrifying, detailed analysis of the current consequences of the IDF (Israeli army) invasion of Gaza under the orders of the Israeli government to launch and sustain an ongoing systematic decimation of the people of Gaza and their homeland.
Thousands of Palestinians lie dead in the destruction. Thou ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
1M ago
Here is a list of 21 ways to develop/find/discover a wise approach to situations, personal and non-personal in daily life.
Wisdom means an understanding/clarity of knowing/realisation of a situation that frees the heart/mind from the suffering in the unresolved problematic.
A person may claim “I understand my problem. I have meditated and reflected on it. I have explored it with my therapist but it hasn’t dissolved. It hasn’t gone away.”
Being Outdoors, Being in Nature. Photo taken in farmland near Reutlingden, southern Germany
In Dharma teachings, it means the problem still has the sup ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
1M ago
Join a pilgrimage in the Sahara Desert in November 2024 in the expanse and silent beauty of the desert.
A Short Reflection
I wish to encourage readers to consider joining the above pilgrimage in the Moroccan desert with Denis Robberechts from France, Amazigh from Morocco and a line of camels.
There is a world of difference between a hike and pilgrimage, even though some similarities become obvious and sometimes overlap.
A pilgrimage provides the pilgrim with an opportunity to experience a depth of silence, day and night, the fullness of the natural world, reflection, mystical experien ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
2M ago
Harmony includes the rhythm and the lyrics to enhance the wonder of the presentation to our ears, our heart and into the depth of our being.
The singer in the first song reminds us of life when she sings How Beautiful it is to Exist.
1. Saturn – Sleeping at Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzNvk80XY9s
A deep tribute to a loved one departing from this world
The person who introduced me to this song, sees this at the top of the list, she will smile. She knows why.
2. Vincent – Don McLean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wrNFDxCRzU
A poetic reminder of the creativity and pain of artist Vince ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
2M ago
Senior Dharma teacher and respected psychologist, Radha Nicholson from northern NSW, Australia, will offer a 10 day retreat in the Royal Thai Monastery in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India between 16-26 March 2024.
To register: Tim’s correct email address is insightbodhgaya@proton.me
This is about a 10 minutes walk from the Bodhi Tree, the spot of the Buddha’s enlightenment 2600 years ago.
The monastery provides a beautiful meditation hall, modern kitchen and new sleeping facilities. Average daily temperature in mid-March in Bodh Gaya is around 25 degrees.
Radha first travelled to India in the mi ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
3M ago
What does it mean? Practical Steps.
You are welcome to join Christopher Titmuss and the Eamba Community as we start off the new year with a talk and dialogue on MINDFUL SOCIETIES, the Eamba theme of 2024.
Date: Thursday 25 January 2024
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 CET
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Click below to Register and for further information
Eamba. Mindful Societies. Christopher Titmuss
Photo shows Totnes (population 8400) in south Devon. Dartmoor (UKs largest national park) is 20 kilometres away on the horizon.
Theme:
Slowly, a grass roots movement ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
3M ago
Join a Free Wellbeing Event at
The Wise Lotus Centre (TWLC)
Letchworth Garden City
(Five minutes walk from station. 30 minutes train from Kings Cross, London)
Herts,
England.
Nshorna Davis is the founder of the TWLC. Nshorna and I teach the 12 month Mindfulness Teacher Training Course running from October 2023 – 2023 ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
4M ago
Exploration of ultimate teachings requires listening, reflection/meditation rather than sitting to wait for an experience. Emptiness does not require a specific experience or sequence of experiences.
The ultimate reveals the emptiness of self, ego, I and my – including self interest, self help and self compassion.
This session will explore the contractions forming self, positive/negative and the way our minds have become wrapped up in roles and socialisation
Insubstantiality of self confirms emptiness.
Knowing Emptiness makes everything possible generates an authentic happiness
Date: Sunday 21 ..read more
Christopher Titmuss Dharma Blog
4M ago
Is Dying a connection with reality or a denial of it?
For some the older we get, the more we think about dying and death. As we journey through life, we become increasingly aware of its inevitable end. Perhaps our wish to navigate this transition grows stronger, prompting us to seek guidance and understanding.
Click below for more information about each module and to join the Course.
Dying and Death: A Gateway to Liberation
But are we making far too much fuss about dying and death?
The clinging mind hinders our ability to perceive the true nature of reality. We become prisoners to a p ..read more