How to be as Kind as a Buddha — Practices to Cultivate Kindness for Self and Community

How to be as Kind as a Buddha —
Practices to Cultivate Kindness for Self and Community

Meditation, Dharma, Community —  every Sunday 10-11:45am ET,  in-person at Gateway Taiji or online on Zoom, beginning  January 7.

“Even as a mother protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish all living beings:
Radiating kindness over the entire world
Spreading upwards to the skies,
And...

Introducing Liz, our new Operations Manager

We’re delighted to welcome Liz Evers to the Windhorse Publications team as our new Operations Manager. Liz will have responsibility for the core operations of the charity and business, and manage the backlist of published titles.

A GFR mitra from Ireland, Liz discovered the dharma through the Dublin Buddhist Centre.

Prior to joining us, she worked in communications management for various charities and more recently in publishing, on the editorial side, and is herself the author of several non-fiction books.

Coming onboard Liz said: ‘Joining...

Catch up with 'The Subtle Art of Caring' book launch

Three weeks ago we introduced The Subtle Art of Caring with author River Wolton online. In this interesting conversation between Dhammamegha and the author we explored themes contained in the book such as:

Idealism and Altruistic Activity - River reflected on the tension between idealism and the shadow side of idealism, reflecting on the concept of becoming a bodhisattva and the potential for idealism in spiritual practice.

Reframing Language and Perception - The video introduces the concept of ‘respair’, a forgotten word...

Daisaku Ikeda 1928-2023

Daisaku Ikeda, who died on 15th November at the age of 95, was founder president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which grew out of the Soka Gakkai in the 1970s. Both are part of the tradition founded by Nichiren Daishonin in 13th century Japan.

Soka gakkai means ‘society for the creation of value’. Having been deeply affected by growing up in Japan during WW2 Mr Ikeda began to practise this type of Buddhism at the age of 19...