It appears that Christopher Titmuss' retreats in Bodh Gaya have come to an end. He published some extremely interesting and funny stories from his many years of giving retreats there, in his latest newsletter I thought perhaps people here will enjoy.
The Catholic priest from India who no longer believed in God.
The elderly American shouting out in the monastery grounds at the
top of his voice in the middle of the night “If the Dalai Lama does
not get rid of his anger, it will follow him into eternity.”
The bank robber on the Interpol list who was on the run from the
UK.
The 16 year old Scottish girl who fled her aristocratic family to travel
overland to India. Her family had no idea what happened to her.
The US disciple plotting to kill Osho. Osho had convinced him to give
up his inheritance to Osho.
The well educated European woman who believed for days she was
the Buddha, She claimed I was her disciple, commanded to giving
teachings on her behalf.
My six month old daughter sleeping on my lap in front of the
meditation hall during a meditation.
The meditators arriving with malaria, dog bites, TB, cholera,
hepatitis, appendicitis, amoebas, pneumonia, fever, parasites, drug
addictions, bronchitis, dysentery, worms, bedbugs, fleas and
numerous other ailments. At times, we relied on the wisdom of the
doctor in the village to prescribe medicine, as well as our medical
manager on the retreat. The nearest hospital is a three to four hour
taxi journey to Patna where the most robberies take place on any
road in India. Taxi drivers refuse to use the road at night.
The breatharian who lived on air, chai and a bit of biscuit for 20
days.
The Tibetan monk having a secret affair with a young Western
woman
The Canadian who went into a spell of mental disorder after taking a
new kind of anti-malaria tablet.
The various people from various countries who said they
remembered their past lives, saw ghosts, left their body, could read
the minds of others, got all their chakras spinning and developed
psychic powers.
The
newsletterThe last one seems to remind me of our very own Overlord Dharma Dan ;-)