Dear Windhorse Friend,

Our Autumn catalogue is now out! Those of you who get it mailed should have already received your copy.

For those who don't receive it, below we have a few 'picks-of-the-bunch'. However, if you would like view the whole catalogue, you can do so by visiting our website and clicking on the newsletter link or by clicking here. There is an option to subscribe to future mailed catalogues on that page. The catalogue includes new and recently released books, as well as two themes: 'Buddhism in the Kitchen' and 'Engaged Buddhism'.

We introduce some beautiful new photo greeting cards below: 'In the Footsteps of the Buddha'. Take a look!

We sent out some information, in our catalogue mail-out, about the Australian HH The Dalai Lama Tour 2007, happening in June. We have a link for that below, as well as a link to the website of the forthcoming Happiness and Its Causes Conference, which HH The Dalai Lama will be attending in Sydney.

Books on Personal Practice

What Makes You Not a Buddhist by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

"You may not have been born in a Buddhist country or to a Buddhist family, you may not wear robes or shave your head, you may eat meat and idolize Eminem and Paris Hilton. That does not mean you can't be a Buddhist." Creative and provocative teacher, artist, poet and the director of two acclaimed feature films (The Cup and Travelers and Magicians), Dzongsar Khyentse in his first book challenges readers to make sure they know what they’re talking about before they claim to be Buddhist. With wit and irony, he urges readers to move beyond superficial trappings of Buddhism—beyond a romance with beads, incense and exotic people in robes—straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught. In essence, this book explains a Buddhist really is: someone who can accept the truth of impermanence, how our emotions can trap us in cycles of suffering, the illusory nature of the world and the real nature of Enlightenment.
ISBN: 9781590304068    hardcover   128 pp    212 x 138mm    $39.95    more info...

How To See Yourself As You Really Are: a practical guide to self-knowledge by HH The Dalai Lama
Based on a fundamental Buddhist notion that love and insight work together to bring about enlightenment, like two wings of a bird, the Dalai Lama provides a new perspective on the psychological problems of hurting ourselves through misguided, exaggerated notions of ourselves, others, events and physical things. He shows how even our senses deceive us, drawing us into unwise attachments and negative actions that only come back to haunt us in the future. Drawing on Buddhist practices, and using Buddhist stages of meditative reflection, this is a clear and practical book on how to grow and progress.

ISBN: 9781846040399    hardcover   274 pp    184 x 132mm    $39.95    more info...

 A Few Rather Different Approaches to Buddhist Meditation

Heart (Art of Meditation series) by Vessantara
Following on from the The Breath, the first book of The Art of Meditation series, comes The Heart in which Vessantara—experienced Buddhist practitioner, meditation teacher and renowned author—explores the lovingkindness meditation practice. In it he reminds us that the heart is 'that deep place where we respond to the best and most beautiful things in the world'. And while he methodically explores the dimensions of metta, the five-stage practice, difficulties we can encounter, and letting the practice inform our everyday world; he does so with a deftness and subtlety of approach that helps us open out our own path. The Heart will help you go deeper into the mysteries of the human heart and uncover them for yourself.

ISBN: 9781899579716    paperback    176 pp    178 x 112 mm    $19.95    more info...

Sitting With Koans: essential writings on zen koan introspection by John Daido Loori (ed.)
The Zen tradition has just two main meditative practices: shikantaza, or 'just sitting'; and introspection guided by the powerful Zen teaching stories called koans. Following in the tradition of The Art of Just Sitting, this anthology from John Daido Loori illuminates the subtle practice of koan study. A compendium of writings by scholars and zen masters, it's divided into three sections: the roots of the koan tradition in China, the evolution of koan practice in Japan, and modern koan commentaries by twentieth-century Zen teachers. It includes writings by Robert Aitken, Roko Sherry Chayat, Eihei Dogen, Hakuin Ekaku, Philip Kapleau, Chung-fen Ming-Pen, Taizan Maezumi, Dennis Genpo Merzel, Soen Nakagawa, Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Sokei-an Sasaki and Hakuun Yasutani.
ISBN: 9780861713691    paperback    368 pp    225 x 150 mm    $32.95    more info...

Theres More to Dying Than Death: a Buddhist perspective by Lama Shenpen Hookham
Drawing on the Buddhist tradition of positively preparing for death throughout one's life, Lama Shenpen Hookham offers a warm, readable and heartfelt exposition on the issues that surround death and caring for those dying. She writes about how meditation helps us understand death; the stages of death and rebirth; how the living can help the dead or dying; and about practical planning for one's own death. For anyone seeking a spiritual perspective on death and a deeper experience of being truly alive. Lama Shenpen Hookham has practiced Tibetan Buddhism for forty years, both in India and in Britain. She focuses on Mahamudra and Dzogchen teachings, teaches widely, and has worked for many years on making Buddhism more accessible to westerners.
ISBN: 1899579656    paperback    224 pp    216 x 139mm    $28.95    more info...

Tibetan Buddhist books: Bodhisattvas, Buddhist Masters and Buddhist philosophy

Tibetan Book of the Dead by Gyurme Dorje; Graham Coleman; Thupten Jinpa (trs.)
One of the greatest works created by any culture and the most influential of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the west, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but all of these have been partial abridgements. Now the entire text has been made available in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty. A comprehensive guide to living and dying The Tibetan Book of the Dead contains exquisitely written guidance and practices related to transforming our experience in the daily life, on the processes of dying and the after-death state, and on how to help those who are dying. As originally intended this is as much a work for the living, as it is for those who think beyond a mere conventional lifetime to a vastly greater cycle. Now out in paperback!
ISBN: 9780140455298    paperback    496 pp    242 x 162 mm    $29.95    more info...

Three Bowl Cookbook: the secrets of enlightened cooking from the zen mountain by David Scott and Tom Pappas
A cookbook for buying, cooking and maintaining a healthy, varied and delicious vegetarian diet based on the sound principles of a Zen monastery kitchen. The three-bowl combinations are nutritionally and aesthetically balanced to satisfy both bodily and spiritual needs. 120 seasonal recipes are spiced with Zen stories and haiku. The recipes have been adapted to appeal to western tastes and available ingredients. They include winter squash soup, roasted vegetable lasagne, potato salad with rocket and olives, pasta with avocado sauce, pan-fried risotto with hot tomato sauce, vegetable paella, white beans with basil and roasted fennel. Includes practical information on buying ingredients, preparation techniques, cooking methods and stocking the cupboard.
ISBN: 9781903258033    hardcover    128 pp    197 x 197 mm    $35.00    more info...

Arguments for Stillness by Erik Campbell
Arguments for Stillness is a vivid examination of daily life filtered through a Buddhist consciousness. A debut for poet, Campbell,  its concerns are wide ranging—from political injustice to the solace of nature and the comfort of love. In essence, he is searching for balance in the centre of quietness. These are clear, direct poems readily accessible, although they resonate with psychological and philosophical depth. Arguments for Stillness, in short, is just that: a case for stillness and a lyrical exploration of contemplation in our world of frenetic motion, an examination and series of 'arguments' for the quality and possibilities of stillness and reflection. Erik Campbell lives in Papua, Indonesia, working as a technical writer. His poems and essays have appeared in numerous prestigious literary magazines and he has been nominated for a 2005 Pushcart Prize in poetry.
ISBN: 9781931896269    paperback    90 pp    225 x 150 mm    $27.95    more info...

Greeting Cards—In the Footsteps of the Buddha
 

Photographs and cards by Jamie Williams. A collection of handcrafted photographic greeting cards featuring the people, culture and landscape of the Himalaya. Images that capture the spirit of place, transcending borders and ethnicity.

The cards are made with durable matt photographic prints on chlorine-free, plantation-grown fibre card stock. The envelopes contain 70% recycled paper. Sales of each card go to supporting the Australia Tibet Council (a non-profit organisation working for a Free Tibet)! Cards are 125 x 175 mm and have no message printed inside. See the full range...

Ratnajyoti

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