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Windhorse Publications turns 50

By Liz Evers on Thu, 25 Jan, 2024 - 12:30

Windhorse Publications turns 50

By Liz Evers on Thu, 25 Jan, 2024 - 12:30

This year is going to be significant for Windhorse Publications. After 50 years in operation, we have a lot to celebrate!

Back in the 1970s, what is now Windhorse Publications started out as a scattering of right livelihood businesses including typesetters, printers, distributors and publishers. At first, its newsletters and journals were published under the name Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. It then became Windhorse Press in the early 1970s when it began publishing full length books, starting with The Essence...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Out now: ‘Starting on the Buddhist Path’

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 20 Sep, 2023 - 10:30

Out now: ‘Starting on the Buddhist Path’

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 20 Sep, 2023 - 10:30

We’re delighted to announce the release of Starting on the Buddhist Path by Sagaraghosa Rosemary Tennison. Sagaraghosa describes it as the book she wished she’d had when she was beginning her exploration of Buddhism.

The Buddha said that you can’t develop wise perspective and freedom through ideas alone – you need to test the truth in your own experience. Drawing on many years of experience leading classes, courses and retreats, Sagaraghosa has created an engaging and practical guide to transforming your life through Buddhist...

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Join the Windhorse Publications team!

By dhammamegha on Mon, 4 Sep, 2023 - 12:46

Join the Windhorse Publications team!

By dhammamegha on Mon, 4 Sep, 2023 - 12:46

There is an opportunity to join the small vibrant team at Windhorse Publications, and contribute to making life changing books on Buddhism, mindfulness and meditation available around the world.

We are a vital part of the Triratna Buddhist community and respected within the wider world of Buddhist publishing. With a rich history of nearly 50 years of producing insightful and life changing books, we publish books by Sangharakshita, Triratna Order members and other authors on Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness. 

The new Operations manager...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Out now: new Complete Works volumes

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 17 Aug, 2023 - 10:30

Out now: new Complete Works volumes

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 17 Aug, 2023 - 10:30

We’re delighted to announce the release of the next three volumes in The Complete Works of Sangharakshita.

The first volume of the Complete Works was published in 2016. Now, seven years later, these latest volumes bring the number published so far to twenty-four. There are just three more volumes still to be published, in November 2024.

The new volumes are available in hardback, paperback and eBook editions. There are various buying options: you can take out a subscription to all...

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Windhorse Publications

We’ve reprinted ‘Life with Full Attention’

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 11:30

We’ve reprinted ‘Life with Full Attention’

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 11:30

Maitreyabandhu’s Life with Full Attention was published fourteen years ago and is still one of our best sellers. It’s a practical eight-week course in developing mindfulness in everyday life. You may be one of the twelve thousand people so far who have bought the book and benefited from putting its exercises into practice. Many Triratna centres run Life with Full Attention courses, which have introduced thousands of people to Buddhism and started many precious sangha connections.

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Sponsor 'Starting on the Buddhist Path: An Invitation' by Sagaraghosa

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 11:56

Sponsor 'Starting on the Buddhist Path: An Invitation' by Sagaraghosa

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 24 May, 2023 - 11:56

The Buddha said that you can’t develop wise perspective and freedom through ideas alone – you need to test the truth in your own experience. Drawing on 14 years of experience leading classes, courses and retreats, Sagaraghosa has created an engaging and practical guide to transforming your life through Buddhist practice. Without jargon, and delightfully illustrated throughout, her book provides a starting point for adults, young and old, who have an interest in Buddhism and are looking for...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Join our next online book launch

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 22 Feb, 2023 - 10:30

Join our next online book launch

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 22 Feb, 2023 - 10:30

We’d like to invite you to join us next week for the online book launch of Nagabodhi’s page-turning biography, Sangharakshita: The Boy, the Monk, the Man. In it, Nagabodhi gives a vivid account of Sangharakshita’s life, what it was like to live among his committed followers, and the controversies he left behind.

The book launch will take place from 19:00 to 20:30 GMT on Wednesday 1st March, when Nagabodhi will be in conversation with Saddhanandi. Nagabodhi has a reputation...

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Windhorse Publications

New podcast episode featuring Nagabodhi

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 8 Feb, 2023 - 13:00

New podcast episode featuring Nagabodhi

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 8 Feb, 2023 - 13:00

Some of you may already be familiar with Nagabodhi and his talent as a storyteller. We’ll be publishing his latest book, Sangharakshita: The Boy, the Monk, the Man, later this month.

In our new podcast episode, Nagabodhi talks with Dhammamegha about his life in relationship to Sangharakshita, and the interesting process of writing about him. He explores who Sangharakshita was, and his life’s project of working out what it means to be a Buddhist in today’s world. He also talks...

Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Work opportunity at Windhorse Publications

By dhammamegha on Mon, 23 Jan, 2023 - 11:11

Work opportunity at Windhorse Publications

By dhammamegha on Mon, 23 Jan, 2023 - 11:11

Our colleague Helen is off to get ordained on the three-month retreat this year, and we’re looking for someone to cover some of her work while she’s away. 

Could you be the right person for the job of Customer Services, Sales and Marketing Assistant? We are looking for someone from the week of 3rd April to mid July, i.e. just over three months at 2 or 2.5 days per week spread out over the week. 

The work involves:  

  1. Doing all the customer services for Windhorse Publications
  2. ...

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