Vajragupta is ordained within the Triratna Buddhist movement, and the author of a couple of our bestsellers. Sailing the Worldly Winds and Buddhism: Tools for Living Your Life provide clear introductions and guidance to incorporating meditation and Buddhist practices into daily life. Vajragupta also wrote The Triratna Story, which provides perspectives on the Triratna Buddhist … [ Read More ]
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Mindful Emotion Reviews Are Positive
Dr. Paramabandhu Groves has been busy touring UK and Ireland Triratna Buddhist Centres from Brighton to Glasgow to Dublin. He has been giving talks and leading meditations in kindness. Windhorse Publications published his book, co-authored with psychologist Dr. Jed Shamel, Mindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness in March this year. So far, reviews have been … [ Read More ]
Eight Step Recovery Changing Lives
In 2013 we published Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction by Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) and Dr Paramabandhu Groves. Since then, the book has won two prestigious awards: the 2014 USA Best Book Awards and the 2015 International Book Awards. An international Eight Step Recovery movement has emerged, with regular courses and meetings … [ Read More ]
Two Upcoming New Books by Vajragupta and Analayo
This year we were able to meet the challenges of contemporary publishing and release Mindful Emotion alongside three new volumes of the Complete Works of Sangharakshita. We would like to extend a big thank you to those who made this possible – the books exist due to your collective generosity. In Winter 2017/Spring 2018, we plan to release two … [ Read More ]
An Interview with Paramabandhu on His New Book – Mindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness
How did Paramabandhu and Jed Shamel’s latest book come about? Who does it reach? Are there any challenges to bringing kindness into Mindfulness teaching? Find out in this interview with Paramabandhu. His new book Mindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness is now available.
Mindful Emotion – A New Book On Kindness
We have released Mindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness just ahead of a prediction reported in The Bookseller – the UK’s publishing-trade magazine – that the next trending lifestyle attitude after lagom and hygge is . . . kindness. The book draws on Kindness Behaviour Training and offers reflections and exercises to bring more kindness into our daily lives. … [ Read More ]
Five New Books
March has been a busy month, bookwise. We announce the publication of four new books: three volumes of the Complete Works of Sangharakshita, and Mindful Emotion by Drs Paramabandhu Groves and Jed Shamel. We are also carrying a new edition of Detox Your Heart by Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara), published by Wisdom Publications. The Complete Works We announce … [ Read More ]
Design Competition: A New Logo for Eight Step Recovery
Design Competition: A New Logo for Eight Step Recovery Closing date 25 April, 2017 Can you help us find a logo for our book, Eight Step Recovery? The winner gets a £100 gift token for books and/or CDs purchased from the Windhorse Publications website. Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction by … [ Read More ]
Now Carrying – Other Than Mother
We are pleased to announce that we are carrying a new book published by Earth Books. It is available from our website and BookSource: Other Than Mother: Choosing Childlessness with Life in Mind by Kamalamani. Any woman considering whether or not to become a mother will find invaluable support in this book. Kamalamani explores the issues … [ Read More ]
Looking Ahead to 2017
We hope you had a good start to the year. We at Windhorse Publications would like to let you know what’s coming up in the first half of the year. Three new volumes of the Complete Works of Sangharakshita will be launched in March, and a new book, Mindful Emotion, by Drs Paramabandhu Groves and Jed Shamel … [ Read More ]
The Inspiration for Mindfully Facing Disease and Death
Mindfully Facing Disease and Death, Bhikkhu Anālayo’s newest book, has been out for over a month, and is selling steadily. Our Publishing Director, Priyananda, explores the highlights/importance of this book in this 5-minute video. Priyananda Introduces Mindfully Facing Disease and Death by Bhikkhu Anālayo from Windhorse Publications on Vimeo. Bhikkhu Anālayo was ordained in 1995 … [ Read More ]
New Book Out! Mindfully Facing Disease and Death: Compassionate Advice from Early Buddhist Texts
We are pleased to announce our new book, Mindfully Facing Disease and Death by Bhikkhu Anālayo. Thank you to our sponsors for enabling the publication of what Roshi Joan Halifax (Abbot of the Upaya Zen Center) calls: An invaluable and extraordinary resource on the profound teachings by the Buddha on dying, death, and grieving. With a beautiful … [ Read More ]