We are looking forward to the release of four new volumes of the The Complete Works of Sangharakshita in early April. This coincides with celebrations around the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Triratna Order by Sangharakshita. The Complete Works include all previously published work by Sangharakshita, as well as talks, seminars and writings published … [ Read More ]
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Two New Books Coming This Summer – Sponsors Wanted
This year started with a ‘bang’ for us with two new releases. A Meditator’s Life of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Anālayo aims to help meditators gain inspiration and guidance by following the Buddha’s journey. Wild Awake hopes to inspire and support people who are going out into nature and/or reflecting in solitude. The first review of Wild Awake by Middle Way Society is glowing. New Books This Summer We are looking … [ Read More ]
Just Out – Wild Awake: Alone, Offline and Aware in Nature
We now announce the public release! Wild Awake: Alone, Offline and Aware in Nature is available for worldwide purchase from our website as paperback or eBook. Wild Awake will soon be found in UK-based and European Triratna centre bookshops. Note our book distributors’ release in the US and the Americas is in June, so books will take a bit longer to emerge … [ Read More ]
What Is Coming in 2018
We hope you had a good start to the new year. We’d like to share some of the highlights coming up for Windhorse Publications in 2018. The Complete Works of Sangharakashita Four new volumes of the Complete Works of Sangharakshita are coming in March, in time for celebrations around the 50th anniversary of the Triratna … [ Read More ]
Looking Back at 2017
As the year draws to a close, we would like to look back on some of the highlights for our small Publishing House in 2017. The Complete Works of Sangharakshita – Following the launch of Dr. Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I, three new volumes were published in March: The Three Jewels II, Mahayana Myths and Stories, and The Rainbow … [ Read More ]
Introducing our new Customer Service Assistant, Amanda Katz
We are pleased to announce a new staff member. Amanda Katz recently joined our small team as Customer Service Assistant. This is a new role, as our book production manager, Michelle, was covering these types of queries. As our sales and reach have grown, so has the customer service role. Amanda brings a wealth of … [ Read More ]
New Book – A Meditator’s Life of the Buddha
We have good news to share. We are pleased to announce that A Meditator’s Life of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Anālayo has just been released. Sponsors should have received their eBook copies already, and paperback copies are on their way. (Thank you, sponsors.) A Meditator’s Life of the Buddha is by Anālayo, a scholar of early Buddhism, and … [ Read More ]
Notes from our Intern, Philip Sims
Traditionally, we at Windhorse Publications host an intern from the Publishing MA at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. The intern helps us out with some tasks, meanwhile gaining hands-on experience working in a publishing house. This year, we hosted Philip Sims for six weeks on Tuesdays. We asked him to write about his experience with … [ Read More ]
From the Survey to Mount Kanchenjunga: Four New Volumes in the Complete Works of Sangharakshita Are Coming
The Complete Works of Sangharakshita is going strong with four volumes published. These are: Dr. Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I, The Three Jewels II, Mahayana Myths and Stories and The Rainbow Road from Tooting Broadway to Kalimpong. Nearly 200 people (including Centres) have subscribed for the complete set, with the Hardback + eBook … [ Read More ]
Letters from Prison – Free Dharma for Inmates
We’d like to share some moving words from a group of readers we have had for years now. On request, our Publishing Controller Michelle sends free Windhorse Publications books and written replies to prisoners. The gratitude with which they receive them is touching. These books and letters enhance their lives, and in a place where … [ Read More ]
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 ]