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📘 Just Released: Reimagining Buddhism by Vishvapani

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 - 11:00

📘 Just Released: Reimagining Buddhism by Vishvapani

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 - 11:00

We’re delighted to announce the publication of Reimagining Buddhism: Understanding Sangharakshita and this Teachings, a timely new book by Vishvapani. The book’s release coincides with the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Sangharakshita (born 26 August 1925), founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community and Order.

Reimagining Buddhism is an in-depth exploration of Sangharakshita (1925-2018), a significant figure in modern Buddhism who played a crucial role in bringing Buddhism to the West and reviving it in India.

The book provides a comprehensive account of his understanding of...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

New Podcast Episode - Train Your Mind: Lojong and the Art of Wise Compassion

By Windhorse Publi... on Tue, 22 Jul, 2025 - 12:11

New Podcast Episode - Train Your Mind: Lojong and the Art of Wise Compassion

By Windhorse Publi... on Tue, 22 Jul, 2025 - 12:11

What if your struggles could become tools for awakening? What if a few short slogans could reshape how you meet life’s challenges?

In this episode, Dhammamegha speaks with Dhirananda and Viryabodhi, authors of Train Your Mind: Tibetan Exercises in Wisdom and Compassion — a fresh, practical guide to the ancient Tibetan Buddhist practice of Lojong. Together, they explore how mind-training slogans like “Don’t expect applause”, “At this crucial time, practise the essentials”, and “Blame it all on the one culprit” offer pithy,...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Review: A Survey of Buddhism: Chapter One by Sangharakshita (new edition 2025)

By Luke Penkett on Mon, 21 Jul, 2025 - 14:45

Review: A Survey of Buddhism: Chapter One by Sangharakshita (new edition 2025)

By Luke Penkett on Mon, 21 Jul, 2025 - 14:45

In the summer of 1954 Sangharakshita was invited to give four lectures on Buddhism at the Indian Institute of World Culture in Bangalore (South India). The transcripts of these lectures became the basis of A Survey of Buddhism which was published by the Institute in 1957, the same year that witnessed the 2500th anniversary of Buddhism.

An auspicious start: apart from a collection of poetry this was Bhante’s first book which went on to have many editions in English and other languages, and has been continuously in...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Review: Sangharakshita, Living With Kindness by Sangharakshita (new edition 2025)

By Luke Penkett on Wed, 28 May, 2025 - 10:34

Review: Sangharakshita, Living With Kindness by Sangharakshita (new edition 2025)

By Luke Penkett on Wed, 28 May, 2025 - 10:34

Back in 1978 Sangharakshita gave a seminar on the KaraƆiyā Mettā Sutta at Padmaloka, the men’s retreat centre in Norfolk. This was edited by Jinananda and Pabodhana and first published as Living with Kindness by Windhorse Publications in 2004. It was re-edited to appear in Pāli Canon Teachings and Translations, Volume 15 of the Complete Works series, and has now been reprinted as a standalone book for the new Classic Sangharakshita series, complete with new notes and index. 

Living With Kindness is...

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Finance Job Opportunity at Windhorse Publications

By Windhorse Publi... on Mon, 27 Jan, 2025 - 11:45

Finance Job Opportunity at Windhorse Publications

By Windhorse Publi... on Mon, 27 Jan, 2025 - 11:45

Windhorse Publications is looking for a new part-time (12 hours p/w) accountant to join our small, dynamic and creative team.

We are looking for an Order member or dedicated Mitra with great enthusiasm for team-based right livelihood (TBRL) and the work we do: publishing life changing Dharma books. They will be taking over a well-managed and documented finance role, with responsibility for  managing the bookkeeping and accounts functions for Windhorse Publications. 

This part-time accounts role involves paying expenses, wages, monthly bookkeeping using Quickbooks,...

College of Public Preceptors
College of Public Preceptors

Chair's Letter – October

By ratnadharini on Fri, 1 Nov, 2024 - 01:00

Chair's Letter – October

By ratnadharini on Fri, 1 Nov, 2024 - 01:00

Dear Order Members and Friends,

This is the last update that I’ll be writing as Chair of the College of Public Preceptors so I’ll begin by writing about this current month and then go on say something about the last five years more generally.

Last month I wrote about my three weeks in New Zealand which was the first half of my trip to the other side of the world; my three weeks in...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

A new way you can support our work at Windhorse Publications!

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 30 Oct, 2024 - 15:54

A new way you can support our work at Windhorse Publications!

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 30 Oct, 2024 - 15:54

We’re excited to introduce a new way you can support our work at Windhorse Publications! By becoming a Friend of Windhorse Publications, you’ll help us spread the Dharma through new books, podcasts, courses, and more.

As a Friend, you’ll receive a copy of every new book we publish (except Complete Works volumes) and enjoy special discounts on selected titles and upcoming courses. Plus, we’ll keep you informed about the behind-the-scenes progress your support makes possible. Join us with a contribution of just...

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Celebrating the Complete Works with the Preceptors’ College at Adhisthana

By akasajoti on Tue, 29 Oct, 2024 - 19:04

Celebrating the Complete Works with the Preceptors’ College at Adhisthana

By akasajoti on Tue, 29 Oct, 2024 - 19:04

On Saturday 9 November, during the international meeting of the Preceptors’ College at Adhisthana, we will be celebrating the completion of Sangharakshita’s Complete Works. 

With the publication of the final three volumes, including a remarkable concordance (which you can hear more about here in a beautiful talk, ‘Worlds within Worlds’ by Vidyadevi, given at Adhisthana on the August Order weekend), we now have a collection of twenty-seven volumes of all of Sangharakshita’s previously published work, as well as talks, seminars and...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Review: The Promise of a Sacred World by Nagapriya (2022)

By Luke Penkett on Thu, 17 Oct, 2024 - 11:19

Review: The Promise of a Sacred World by Nagapriya (2022)

By Luke Penkett on Thu, 17 Oct, 2024 - 11:19

No dry, inaccessible, or tedious history, Nagapriya’s book The Promise of a Sacred World is a joy to read and digest as it not only ‘evokes a personal encounter with Shinran’ (5) through a series of meditations, and arouses our fascination with Amida, the Buddha of ‘boundless light’, ‘the source of liberation and of all existential value’ (49), with inspired readings of the Pure Land scriptures, it also draws our attention to key concepts, ‘concepts that matter...

Windhorse Publications
Windhorse Publications

Out now! Approaching Enlightenment: A Guidebook for Buddhist Ritual

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 9 Oct, 2024 - 14:46

Out now! Approaching Enlightenment: A Guidebook for Buddhist Ritual

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 9 Oct, 2024 - 14:46

We are delighted to announce that Bodhidasa’s new book, Approaching Enlightenment: A Guidebook for Buddhist Ritual, is now available. Combining research in psychology and cultural studies, and the author’s own practice, in this book Bodhidasa draws out the liberatory potential of Buddhist ritual.

Ritual is the area of Buddhist practice that receives the least amount of attention. This book is for both sceptical and enquiring practitioners. The Sevenfold Puja or Seven-Limbed practice is the focus of the book, and through...

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