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#EthicalChristmas: Priyananda On The People Behind Windhorse Books

By Centre Team on Sun, 23 Nov, 2014 - 15:31

#EthicalChristmas: Priyananda On The People Behind Windhorse Books

By Centre Team on Sun, 23 Nov, 2014 - 15:31Windhorse Publications originated as the main publisher of Sangharakshita, the founder of the Triratna Order. Do you still publish books by Sangharakshita or is your focus now on publishing books by other authors?

We do still publish books by Sangharakshita, but because he is in his old age now, he is writing far less. The most recent of his books that we have put out are previously unpublished material from his early life, ...

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Windhorse Publications: the changing world of Buddhist books

By Munisha on Fri, 21 Nov, 2014 - 13:50

Windhorse Publications: the changing world of Buddhist books

By Munisha on Fri, 21 Nov, 2014 - 13:50In the approach to a certain December festival The Buddhist Centre Online’s Ethical Christmas campaign highlights ways to make generosity even more ethical than usual.

How about buying Buddhist books (online or at your local Triratna centre) from Triratna’s book publishers in Cambridge, UK, Windhorse Publications? As a small Buddhist charitable company they’re distinctive.

Publishing Assistant Hannah writes: “Like other Triratna enterprises, we’re a ‘Team-Based Right Livelihood’; a business guided by Buddhist ethics...

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Recent books from Sangharakshita

By Munisha on Thu, 13 Nov, 2014 - 18:50

Recent books from Sangharakshita

By Munisha on Thu, 13 Nov, 2014 - 18:50Two recent publications from Sangharakshita and his editor Kalyanaprabha offer a view on the early stages in the development of his teaching of the Dharma.

Early Writings: 1944-1954
Anagarika Dharmapala: A Biographical Sketch and Other Maha Bodhi Writings

Visiting Kalimpong last year, I met a German academic who was researching the encounter of western Buddhists with Tibetan teachers in Kalimpong in the 1950s – and the effect of this encounter on those teachers and...

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#EthicalChristmas: Money, Ethics, and Dharma Practice - A New Campaign on The Buddhist Centre Online

By Candradasa on Wed, 8 Oct, 2014 - 17:00

#EthicalChristmas: Money, Ethics, and Dharma Practice - A New Campaign on The Buddhist Centre Online

By Candradasa on Wed, 8 Oct, 2014 - 17:00A couple of months ago I was sitting in a room at Adhisthana, listening to my friend Mokshini speak very movingly about some quite profound shifts in her own sense of Dharma practice. She talked about having newly considered in her own life the sorts of issues raised by Triratna’s participation in Buddhist Action Month every year: environmental concerns, economic questions, all manner of socially engaged topics relevant to anyone looking to explore the...

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Sponsor the publication of a Windhorse Dharma book

By Munisha on Fri, 19 Sep, 2014 - 12:57

Sponsor the publication of a Windhorse Dharma book

By Munisha on Fri, 19 Sep, 2014 - 12:57Hannah Atikinson writes from Windhorse Publications:

“We wanted you to know about four exciting new books that we plan to publish in 2015: Subhuti’s Mind in Harmony: The Psychology of Buddhist Ethics, Vaddhaka Linn’s The Buddha on Wall Street: What’s Wrong with Capitalism and What We Can Do about It, Maitreyabandhu’s The Journey and the Guide: A Practical Course in Enlightenment, and Anālayo’s Compassion and Emptiness in...

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Into New Year With The Buddhist Centre Online

By Rijupatha on Mon, 30 Dec, 2013 - 15:15

Into New Year With The Buddhist Centre Online

By Rijupatha on Mon, 30 Dec, 2013 - 15:15

The latest issue of the Triratna Highlights newsletter, taking us into the new year, is fresh off the digital presses! If you’re signed up to receive it via email, it should be in your inbox now. If you’re not signed up, you can find the web version here, or go to ‘my profile’ (top right of any page when you are logged in), choose ‘edit’ and check the ‘Newsletter sign up’ box.

The newsletter gathers together some of the best...

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Three new books from Windhorse Publications

By lokabandhu on Fri, 14 Sep, 2012 - 10:11

Three new books from Windhorse Publications

By lokabandhu on Fri, 14 Sep, 2012 - 10:11Hannah writes from Triratna’s publishing house, Windhorse Publications, with news of no less than three new publications by them. She says - “The last few months have been busy at Windhorse with the publication of three books in our 2012 A Buddhist View Series, which examines key issues from a Buddhist perspective and offers practical guidance for living in the 21st century.

In Solitude and Loneliness, Sarvananda explores the themes of isolation and loneliness and...

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New book from Windhorse: ‘Solitude and Loneliness’

By lokabandhu on Thu, 14 Jun, 2012 - 05:32

New book from Windhorse: ‘Solitude and Loneliness’

By lokabandhu on Thu, 14 Jun, 2012 - 05:32Windhorse Publications, Triratna’s publishing house, will be releasing their latest title, ‘Solitude and Loneliness: A Buddhist View’ , by Sarvananda on 14 June. Hannah writes from Windhorse with the details, saying -

“Charlie Chaplin observed, ‘Loneliness is the theme of everyone.’ Although true, it is equally true that we all very skilfully, and often unconsciously, organize our lives in such a way as to avoid loneliness.

Drawing on a wide range of sources –...

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New edition of ‘Buddhist Meditation’ classic launches with UK book tour

By lokabandhu on Wed, 18 Apr, 2012 - 12:05

New edition of ‘Buddhist Meditation’ classic launches with UK book tour

By lokabandhu on Wed, 18 Apr, 2012 - 12:05‘Buddhist Meditation’ is the Triratna Buddhist Community’s classic handbook of meditation theory and practice. Originally published over 20 years ago, it has now been completely revised and updated by its author, Kamalashila, and republished by Windhorse Publications, Triratna’s publishing house. Hannah writes from Windhorse with news of a UK tour by Kamalashila celebrating and promoting the book, saying -

“Launching a new comprehensive guide to meditation…
Over the next two months, Kamalashila is launching his new...

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New edition of Kamalashila's classic 'Buddhist Meditation' now available

By lokabandhu on Thu, 15 Mar, 2012 - 05:57

New edition of Kamalashila's classic 'Buddhist Meditation' now available

By lokabandhu on Thu, 15 Mar, 2012 - 05:57Today, March 15th, sees Triratna’s Windhorse Publications releasing the new edition of Kamalashila’s Buddhist Meditation: Tranquillity, Imagination and Insight. First published in 1991, the book is a comprehensive and practical guide to Buddhist meditation, providing a complete introduction for beginners, as well as detailed advice for experienced meditators seeking to deepen their practice. Kamalashila explores the primary aims of Buddhist meditation: enhanced awareness, true happiness, and - ultimately - liberating insight into the nature of reality.
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