39 Facts About Christopher Titmuss

Christopher Titmuss was born on 22 April 1944 and is a British Dhamma teacher.

Christopher Titmuss offers retreats on ethics, insight meditation, and wisdom.

Christopher Titmuss is the author of 20 books on such themes as mindfulness, spirituality, teachings of the Buddha, and global issues.

Christopher Titmuss's mother brought him up as a practicing Roman Catholic.

Christopher Titmuss went to St Anthony's Roman Catholic Primary School in Anerley, south London.

Christopher Titmuss attended Fairchilds Junior School in New Addington, Surrey.

Christopher Titmuss spent six years in Thailand and India as a monk.

Christopher Titmuss disrobed in Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok, in June 1976.

Christopher Titmuss practiced insight under the guidance of Ajahn Dhammadharo, his Vipassana teacher.

In 1973, Christopher Titmuss spent nine months in a cave in Wat Khao Tam on Koh Pha Ngan island in the Gulf of Siam.

Christopher Titmuss spent various lengths of time with Ajahn Buddhadasa in Wat Suanmoke, Chai Ya.

Christopher Titmuss returned to England 10 years and 10 days after his departure arriving back home in Croydon, Surrey, in early May 1977.

Christopher Titmuss gives emphasis to the expansive heart and inquiry into the end of suffering.

Christopher Titmuss is known as a steadfast exponent of applying the Dhamma to contemporary issues facing people, animals and the environment.

Christopher Titmuss speaks, writes and campaigns on social, political and global issues.

Christopher Titmuss gives residential retreats, leads pilgrimages and facilitates meetings.

Christopher Titmuss provides a 12-month training in the Mindfulness Teacher Training Course.

Christopher Titmuss has helped establish numerous Dhamma teachers and Mindfulness teachers worldwide since starting teaching in the mid-1970s.

Christopher Titmuss encourages Dhamma practitioners to be Agents of Change and Caregivers.

Christopher Titmuss gives annual teachings in Australia, India, Israel and Germany.

Christopher Titmuss has made numerous trips to Palestine since 1993.

Christopher Titmuss ended annual visits to Holland, Spain, Sweden and USA.

Christopher Titmuss has been teaching annual retreats in the Thai Monastery in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India since 1975 and then the Thai Monastery in Sarnath, India, where the Buddha gave his first teachings after his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya.

Christopher Titmuss is the author of 20 books including The Political Buddha, The Buddha of Love, Spiritual Roots of Mindfulness and Light on Enlightenment.

Christopher Titmuss has around 100 video talks, guided meditations and clips on YouTube.

Christopher Titmuss sends out an eNews every six weeks to more than 6,000 subscribers.

Since 2011, Christopher Titmuss writes a weekly Dhamma blog, which includes social critiques.

Christopher Titmuss offers reflections and essays on mindfulness, meditation, religion and spirituality.

Christopher Titmuss has written on the global pandemic starting in early 2020 with reflections on life and death.

Christopher Titmuss has lived in the same terraced house in Totnes since 1983.

Christopher Titmuss has a single child, a daughter, Nshorna Satya.

Christopher Titmuss participates in activities of Totnes, regarded as the most progressive town in the UK on spiritual, social and environmental issues.

Christopher Titmuss has been a vegetarian since the 1970s and vegan since 2008.

Christopher Titmuss only takes flights to teach outside of the EU but does not fly anywhere for holidays.

Christopher Titmuss writes at a desk in the Totnes Reconomy Centre, five minutes' walk from home for some of his writing.

Christopher Titmuss has a room in his home as an office.

The home of Christopher Titmuss contains 1,500 plus books on a wide range of themes.

Christopher Titmuss uses social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, to post links from his blog.

Christopher Titmuss has lived primarily on donations since his ordination in 1970.