Q&A: Reactivity, Mettā, Trauma and Liberation

Christopher answers retreatants’ questions. He explains why mindfulness alone isn’t enough to become less reactive, and offers practical next steps, including the Buddha’s advice to his son Rāhula to cultivate the opposite quality. He discusses rebirth and “re-becoming”, why he doesn’t identify as a Buddhist, and loving-kindness (mettā) as a doorway to liberation. He talks about when exploring childhood trauma helps and when it doesn’t, why liberation can show up in many different ways, and his concern about mindfulness taught without ethics. He ends with his own creative process as a writer and poet. *** Christopher's teaching schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.christophertitmuss.net/schedule⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Mindfulness Teacher Training Course (MTTC): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindfulnesstrainingcourse.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support Christopher’s teaching by making a donation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.christophertitmuss.net/donations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Recorded on retreat at ⁠⁠ Waldhaus, Germany ⁠⁠ , on 1 August 2026.