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It’s nearly six years since Sangharakshita was presented, on his ninetieth birthday, with the funds so generously given for the creation of the Complete Works. This would set in motion his cherished wish to have his writings published in a uniform edition. In fact, the planning of the Complete Works project had already begun, and … [ Read More ]

2021 has been one of the hottest years on record in many parts of the globe. There have been wildfires in California, Turkey, Italy, Greece and Siberia as well as floods in the UK, Germany, Belgium, India and China. The continued existence of humans and other species is at risk if we don’t change our … [ Read More ]

This week we’re giving away the eBook edition of The Yogi’s Joy by Sangharakshita. Sangharakshita was particularly drawn to Milarepa and his hundred thousand songs of liberation. Milarepa was a fascinating character who lived in Tibet in the 11th century CE. Bitter and vengeful as a young man, he underwent a gruelling and humbling discipleship … [ Read More ]

  This week we’re delighted to be giving away the twentieth free eBook in our Free the Dharma campaign, and we’ve chosen a real corker: Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization by Bhikkhu Anālayo, which is normally priced at £15.99. You can buy the paperback here. The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta is one of the Buddha’s principal … [ Read More ]

This week we’re giving away the eBook edition of A Concise History of Buddhism by Andrew Skilton. It describes the evolution of Buddhism during its 2,500 years of history and its varied developments in its homeland, India, as well as its spread across Asia, from Mongolia to Sri Lanka and from Japan to the Middle … [ Read More ]

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 ]