Letting the Self Go Dark

Here we present another review – this one by Vidyapala, of a new book from Windhorse Publications by David Brazier, on the teaching of Dōgen, founder of Sōtō Zen:

David Brazier, Dark Side of the Mirror: forgetting the self in Dōgen’s Genjō Kōan, Cambridge: Windhorse Publications, 2019, 326 pp, £16 pb.

review by Vidyapāla

In this excellent and illuminating book by David Brazier, the author presents us with a new translation and commentary of Dōgen’s famously beautiful but elusive text, the Genjō Kōan, from...

New release ‘most complete and in-depth guide available’ for core Buddhist meditation practice

The team at Windhorse Publications is thrilled to announce the release of Mindfulness of Breathing: A Practice Guide and Translations, by renowned Buddhist teacher and scholar, Bhikkhu Anālayo. 

Mindfulness of breathing meditation is a core practice in many branches of Buddhism and is one of the two foundational meditation practices taught and practised in the Triratna Buddhist Community.

In Mindfulness of Breathing Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in the sixteen steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta. The book is an authoritative, practice-orientated elucidation of a foundational Buddhist text, useful to meditators...

Mindfulness Embodied - Order Retreat with Prakasha and Visuddhimati OM

Mindfulness Embodied: The practice of Satipatthana –the four foundations of mindfulness – together with Qigong exercises
10 days International Order retreat at Suryavana for Members of the Triratna Order 
Teaching will be in English.
Lead by Prakasha, Visuddhimati and team.

The Buddha’s original teachings on Satipatthana show how mindful attention to body, feelings and mind are a direct path to absorption and insight into how things really are.
Together with the gentle practice of Qigong, this is an embodied...

Creating a Local Care Network

The Abhayaratna Trust sees the potential in developing a network of local support for elderly and unwell members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. It’s another step in Abhayaratna Trust’s encouragement of the Triratna Community developing a consistent culture of care.

The project will get underway next year in Manchester. You can read more about it here https://abhayaratnatrust.org/local-care-network-details and consider supporting this significant project by donating towards our £2500 pilot training and research costs. 

Taradakini