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I’ve been thinking for a while about giving away this week’s Free the Dharma eBook; There’s more to dying than death by Lama Shenpen Hookham. You can download it here until June 1. If you prefer, you can buy a printed copy here. In the opening line she declares, “the best time to read and reflect on death is before … [ Read More ]

This is the eighth week that we’ll be sharing a weekly e-book from our collection of published books. When we started in March, it seemed likely that it would be something we’d do for a month or two at the most. Yet here we are, two months later, and this new future stretches before us.This … [ Read More ]

This month we’re giving a 33% discount on 5 of our most recent titles. They include books by Paramananda, Vimalasara, Shantigarbha, Vajragupta and Analayo. 

‘This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path to peace…’ These are the opening lines of the Karaniya Metta Sutta, the discourse on loving kindness. This is the sutta that introduces the loving kindness or Metta Bhāvanā meditation practice. This week’s eBook giveaway is a … [ Read More ]

There’s never been a better time to read! We find ourselves in an unprecedented situation. There is a lot to respond to, to think about and to process. Staying at home, you might well be spending more time online than ever. Perhaps your thoughts and emotions have taken on the pace and tone of newsfeeds … [ Read More ]

For this week’s eBook give away we’ve chosen Vajragupta’s Sailing the Worldly Winds. The Buddha talked about being blown about by circumstances beyond our control, and described our usual and often ineffective strategies to try to shore ourselves up. He called these the Worldly Winds. Vajragupta explores these patterns of hanging on and being blown about. The … [ Read More ]

On Monday, 24th February we held a farewell party at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre for Priyananda, Lee Walford and Ratnaghosha. Between them, they’ve given Windhorse Publications over twenty-five years of service. Priyananda, our outgoing director who’s retiring from full-time employment, was appointed to the post ten years ago. He’s overseen the publication of more than forty … [ Read More ]

We’re thrilled to announce the first six of the new books we’ll be publishing in 2020. Three of them are now available for sponsorship. Why sponsor a book? Publishing in the 21st century is all about adapting to challenging conditions, with lower profits from online sales and increased competition from digital formats. At Windhorse Publications we … [ Read More ]

Windhorse Publications is very pleased to announce the release of Free Time! from clock-watching to free-flowing, a Buddhist guide, the latest book by Vajragupta Staunton, author of Buddhism: Tools for Living Your Life, Sailing the Worldly Winds, The Triratna Story, and Wild Awake. In our fast moving world many people can feel their time is … [ Read More ]

The beginning of April saw the publication of the four latest volumes in The Complete Works of Sangharakshita, bringing the total number of published volumes to twelve. With fifteen more volumes yet to be published, this ambitious project, due for completion in 2024, is almost at its halfway point. Last week members of the Complete … [ Read More ]

We’re delighted to announce the release of four new volumes of The Complete Works of Sangharakshita. The volumes are available individually in hardback, paperback and eBook editions, or via subscription. See here for subscription options.   Volume 2 The Three Jewels I The nine texts in this volume, written over a period of more than … [ Read More ]