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‘The Ferryman’ has taken Julian David, the much-loved Jungian analyst of Totnes, from this world. He passed away yesterday (Wednesday 1 September 2021)

‘Welcome to Afghanistan’ Brief Recollections of travelling across the country in October 1967

A Sincere Supporter of Vaccinations writes a list of views for his position on his Facebook page. His words make me feel uncomfortable. Here is why…

Aged 20, I bought my first Bob Dylan album in 1964. Freewheelin Bob Dylan. Here are links to five favourite songs on this album. Plus background.

GOING DEEP IN MEDITATION. Zoom Teachings/Practices. Tuesday 7- 11 September 2021. Starting 20.00. Israel time. See other time zones in text. CET is one hour behind Israel.

Desire. Longing. Inner Balance. Guided Meditation. Talk. Q and A. Wednesday 1 September 2021. Israel. 20.30-22.00. (CET start 19.30. UK at 18.30, New York – 13.30.

Covid-19. Delta Variant. Can we come to conclusions about the future? Here are some. I wish time will prove me wrong.

Amazon now provides stressed out warehouse workers with a mindfulness booth. It is called Amazen. Honestly.

Role of the Mentor in the Workplace

I go to Totnes market every Friday or Saturday to buy mushrooms. Yesterday, I found out why.

The Dangerous Power of Artificial Intelligence. Does AI then stand for Artificial Insanity?

Spiritual Experiences. In time and place and beyond time and place

A woman meets a man with issues around alcohol. What is a wise approach?

The Devil in the Mind

A MEDITATION ON A PAINTING

Julian David, much respected Jungian Analyst, a visionary and a Totnes treasure. His new book: A SHORT HISTORY OF GOD

An Exploration of the Western version of Mindfulness as a Major Branch of Psychology

Listening to rock music on Spotify in Totnes gym and a sudden flashback to Palestine and liberating rock

13 Points for Social and Environmental Change

I visited Totnes vaccination centre for a second jab. Two doctors refused. Do UK doctors follow government policy above the well-being of people?

International Zoom Teachings/Practices. Join for an hour, a day, a weekend. Friday 23 – 25 July 2021. Mindfulness. Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and Beyond. See Five Time zone. On Donation.

ManHole or ManWhole? A Red Card from Football. Addressing men’s abuse, violence and racism in England and elsewhere.

A Crisis in Belief – secular, religious and spiritual. A talk in St. Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon. 6 pm-6.45 pm Thursday 15 July, 2021.

Sixteen Reasons why Vaccinations and Human Behaviour cannot offer Full Protection against Covid-19. The global pandemic will haunt most countries, perhaps all, on this Earth for years to come.

Obituary of Khantipalo, (1932 to 5 July 2021), a former Theravada monk, Buddhist author/scholar from the UK.

Working with Difficult Emotions

International Teachings/Practices on Zoom. Tuesday 6 -11 July 2021. Join Zoom for a single Talk or more. Join for a day or more. On Responding to Reality. Offered on Donation. See 5 Time Zones.

Totnes Initiative. Share Shed. The Power of Sharing items in the Local Community

Anja from Germany wrote a response on my Facebook page to the pro and anti jabbers. Several fine points. Last paragraph deserves a wide audience.

The Buddha adopted a Relaxed Attitude to Nakedness

The Silence behind the Leaf. A Reflection

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

I had the Pfizer jab in early June (2021). I am not happy about it.

Join our Zoom retreat. 18 June to 23 June 2021. On Donation. See Four Time Zones for Retreat.

The Cost of Thinking Too Much About Yourself. 12 Outcomes and the Resolution

Is the British Government dangerously out of touch with Reality? Here are Ten Policies and their Impact to Reflect On

Joan Armatrading sings Willow.

Start an Insight Journal. Free from streams of words about what you think, what you did and who you saw.

An Unreliable Self confirms an Insubstantial Personality

From Mindfulness to Insight. 16 Open Doorways.

Zoom Weekend Retreat, Friday 23 July to 25 July, 2021. Mindfulness. Meditation. On Donation.

White House marks the Day of Buddha’s Enlightenment. Full Moon of May.

Concerned Voices from Palestine. ‘Sounds of screaming children (in Gaza) were louder than the missiles.’

The Buddha on War. To mark Full Moon of May 2021. Day marks Buddha’s Enlightenment.

Zoom Retreat. India Time Zone. Suffering and its Resolution. Friday June 18 to Wednesday 23 June, 2021. With Christopher (UK) and Suchitra (India).

A 6-day Residential/Zoom Retreat in Germany. Saturday 26 June – Friday 2 July 2021

Does a country have the right to defend itself? A Reflection

Is Spirituality Superficial, Out-of-Touch and Lost in Slogans?

CONCERNED VOICES FROM ISRAEL. “Listen to us women, because violence is killing us.”

IN JERUSALEM. A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s national poet

Fully vaccinated? To wear a face mask or not. We can rely upon scientific evidence. The evidence seems to depend upon where you live.

TO OUR LAND. A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s National Poet

Why do some of our precious performing artists, singers, dancers and actors, have to go through so much suffering?

Those who are vaccinated and those who decline a vaccination need to unite

Towards Recovery from Covid 19. Starting with Diet. Plus 30 Points to Remember and Apply

In 2014, I wrote a blog. “Eckhart Tolle is on the rich man’s list. Is this the price of enlightenment?” I have added a further comment.

Flowers and Trees Bloom into their Fullness. Do we experience that? Do we feel undernourished? Here are four important areas for daily nourishment. Wednesday 5 May 20021. 19:00 PM Israel time. 18.00 CET. 17:00 UK time)

Spreading the Word of Mindfulness for Teachers and Organisers

Outline of Mindfulness Teacher Training Course, via Zoom. Next one starts in October 2021 for 60 trainees. Is this the most affordable 12 month training available?

Ten Mindful Tips when you Wake up in the Morning. This is life. It is far from being an eternal picnic.

This is ‘2021.’ Ah, 21 years since the start of the New Millennium. Are we coming of age?

A former German Marxist wrote sentences of poignant beauty about the Buddhist tradition and the importance of deep wisdom

Zoom Retreat. 9 am 23 April – 27 April 2021. Audio Recordings of DharmaTalks, Guided Meditations etc. Retreat theme: Mindfulness – Meditation – Freedom of Being.

The Human Toll of Vaccination Certificates. A Buddhist Perspective

Christopher e-News. Major changes in international travel. 15 April – 15 May 2021.Upcoming residential/zoom retreats, courses, talks etc

Twelve Points for the Sangha of Practitioners in Israel and elsewhere

India Time. Three -day Zoom Vipassana Retreat with Christopher and Suchitra. Thursday 17 June to Sunday 20 June 2021

A new 12 month Mindfulness Teacher Training Course (MTTC) starting in October 2021. Zoom plus Residential in Germany. A registration fee and invitation to donate to support teachers.

A 10-day Dharma-Yatra (Teachings-Pilgrimage) near Reutlingen, one hour from Stuttgart in southern Germany from 7 – 17 August 2021

Timetable for international Zoom Retreats with Christopher Titmuss.

Online Evening Programme Sunday 23 May 2021. A 90-minute online meeting. CAN WE SHOW COMPASSION TO THE SELF? IS COMPASSION THE END OF SELF?

Four Kinds of Nutriments for a Fulfilled Life or Four Hungers for Experience?

From MINDFULNESS to MEDITATION to see FREEDOM of BEING. A Zoom Retreat with Christopher Titmuss. 9 am Friday 23 April to morning Tuesday 27 April 2021. On donation.

Thursday 8 April is Holocaust Day. A talk on the Mutual Influences of Past and Present on Wednesday. 18.50 Israel time. 16.50 UK time.

Today is 7 April 2021. If my mum was alive today, it would be her 101st birthday.

Covid-19. We might think it will be all over soon. Perhaps the contagion has barely started. Who knows?

Photos. 13th year. Grandson and Grandfather.

GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING SPIRITUAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES ON A RETREAT, WORKSHOP, COURSE OR ZOOM

Sleep in nature for a night. 25 Items for Walking Pilgrimage, Yatra, Hiking, Camping. Join our Yatra (Covid-19 permitting) near Reutlingden, Germany in early August 2021

Covid-19. We read today that 4,274,579 people have tested positive so far in the whole of the UK. Yet only 1599 people have tested positive in South Hams, Devon. Why?

Trump as Buddha. Do sincere Trumpists cultivate suffering?

Prince Gautama of the Sakyan Kingdom fled the Palace 2600 years ago. So did Prince Harry, his wife, Meghan, and son Archie depart from the Palace in the United Kingdom in 2020

S.N. Goenka. Emissary of Insight. A Review of a Biography of a Vipassana (Insight Meditation) teacher.

Three generations of mothers of the same family died within three months. Nshorna (my daughter) has made an appeal on behalf of the three children. Do support.

Short Talk on Are we living a confined life? Inquiry. 60 minute Zoom. Wednesday 3 March. 8.30pm Israel. 7.30pm CET, 6.30pm UK

Weekend Insight Meditation Course, via Zoom. Friday 26-Sunday 28 February 2021. Time Zone suitable for Asia.

Can we Know the End of the World? A Transcribed/Adapted Talk on the theme, guided meditation and Q and A.

Buddha Life, ZENful Life. 81 Buddhists Speak on the Meaning of Life. By Nicolae Tanase

Christopher e-News. Reflections, teaching timetable for 2021 and more.

CAN WE KNOW THE END OF THE WORLD? Online Video/Audio. 90 mins. with Christopher. Guided Meditation. Talk. Q and A. Via Sangha Live. Sunday 7 February 2021

The Buddha Wallah. A 90 minute documentary issued 2011. International travels of Christopher. Now freely available on Vimeo

This is my last Critique linked from my Blog to Facebook for a stretch of time

Global Pandemic impacts the world over. The World continues to Dance. Jerusalema Dance Challenge. 12 Links

Should the over 65s receive the Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccine? Is Data important to Scientific Evidence or Not?

Fifteen Benefits of Lockdown

A Simple Guide to Facemasks

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

I wrote on my last blog I declined a Covid-19 jab. Over 250 comments landed. This blog offers a response to some comments.

Local Totnes clinic invited me to get a Covid-19 vaccination this week. I said: ”No thank you. Not now.”

A Reflection on the previous Blog on the Protests on Capitol Hill and Violence in the USA

What is the Meaning of the Three Jewels?

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

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

Beyond Tranquility. By Charles Genoud. A Book Review

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

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

Covid-19 and the Virulant Mutation. An Apology to the World from a Resident in the UK