Windhorse Books

07/05/2025

Changes Afoot - Updates from the Windhorse Team
Breaking our too-long held silence to let you know all is well, we finally settle into new premises and get our order fulfilment back up and running!

24/10/2024

In a world where information never stops flowing, whether that be through constant notifications, social media or other digital distractions; Overflow by Vincent Thibault offers a mindful approach to finding peace. This Buddhist guide explores how we can recover clarity and balance in the midst of constant digital noise, helping us reconnect with what really matters. 🌞🦋

Overflow: a Buddhist guide to recovering sanity in the age of information overload Caught in the flood of constant notifications and endless scrolling?Finding it hard to stay balanced in an age of distraction? Overflow: A Buddhist Guide to Recovering San

09/10/2024

Barbara Bonner, author of this "inspiring" series, has created a great resource for reflecting and cultivating these qualities of generosity, forgiveness and courage. Drawing on writings, quotations and poetry from writers as diverse as Confucius, Maya Angelou, Buddhaghosa, and George Elliot. Each book spans the breadth of the subject

"... uplifts the heart and helps us to engage more passionately with our lives and the world" — Joseph Goldstein, author of Mindfulness on Inspiring Courage

"Read this book a little, and you will find a little forgiveness. Read this book completely, and you will free your heart." — Sumi Loundon Kim, author of Sitting Together on Inspiring forgiveness

"Eloquent and transformative. There's nothing more compelling than a story of generosity, the truest kind of love story there is." — Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness on Inspiring Generosity

04/10/2024

A new title from The Tuwhiri Project has just arrived!

Mindful Solidarity: a secular Buddhist Democratic Socialist Dialogue

Buddhist meditators and progressive political activists rarely interact. Activists may dismiss Buddhism as irrelevant in the face of struggles for urgent political change, while many Buddhist meditators believe activists fail to recognize that human suffering arises not simply from unjust social institutions but also from our tendency toward greed, anger, and delusion.

In Mindful Solidarity, Mike Slott encourages political activists and Buddhist practitioners to connect with and learn from each other. A secular form of Buddhism and democratic socialist politics complement each other, he argues. We need to pursue both individual and social transformation.

Political activists with a meditation practice and imbued with an ethic of care can play a vital role as we work to create fundamental social change. At the same time, the Buddhist path of individual transformation is enriched by making it more ethically and socially focused.

To purchase, go to: windhorse.com.au

24/09/2024

The Auckland Buddhist Centre, after 32 years in Grey Lynn, has now relocated to Normanby Road Mt Eden. They are now looking to convert the premises into a truly Buddhist space. A place of sangha and practice. Here’s a tangible way you can help the Dharma!

Fundraising for the Auckland Buddhist Centre build

06/09/2024

An online course based on the book, The Burning House by Shantigarbha.

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢?....

24/08/2024

The Buddha taught that contemplating impermanence can be beneficial. It reflects the truth of our lives and experiences and can therefore help loosen the fixed nature of our our self-view and beliefs, soften our emotional response to each other and allow us to flow with the unfolding flow of our lives.

Meditating on the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time of our death too can awaken us to the preciousness of this life and help us act without regret and value our close relationships rather than take them for granted.

When someone close to us dies, we are forced into these reflections in a very immediate and painful way. Joanne Cacciatore, author of Grieving Is Loving and Bearing the Unbearable, has provided more resources to help us through the, at times, overwhelming grief that comes with the death of someone close.

Have you found that contemplating impermanence as a live and ongoing practice can help in times of loss and grief?

08/08/2024

Here we have 100% cotton meditation blankets, with a thick weave so it feels like it really cocoons and grounds you while covering the whole body. Such a nice tool to use while sitting with your inner world.🔮

You can find them in the link below.

Meditation Blanket - large, organic cotton 100% cotton meditation blanket, thick weave so it feels like it really cocoons and grounds you. 2.05 x 1.42 metres so it covers your body quite fully when sitting in meditation. {{bk_contents}}

01/08/2024

We’ve got a great collection of yoga gear available now on the Windhorse website. Perfect for going to a class, an at home practice or even in the park as the weather warms up✨☀️

25/07/2024

A TV personality, academic and author, Bhikkhuni Dhammananda defied convention to become the first woman fully ordained in the Thai Theravada Buddhist tradition. She shattered gender barriers and inspired a new era of equality and compassion. Her student, American author Cindy Rasicot, tells her story, and shares Bhikkhuni Dhammananda’s gentle wisdom and direct insights about how to live a more compassionate life. Published by Windhorse Publications. Available to order on the Windhorse website now✨

"I look to Venerable Dhammananda and her great community...as a revolutionary force for good for the future of Buddhism in the world. Her story, her life, and her courage are an example to all of us of what it means to speak truth to power, to stand in integrity, and to manifest unconditional wisdom and compassion."
—Roshi Joan Halifax, from the Foreword

This Fresh Existence: heart teachings from Bhikkhuni Dhammananda A TV personality, academic and author, Bhikkhuni Dhammananda defied convention to become the first woman fully ordained in the Thai Theravada Buddhist tradition. She shattered gender barrier

18/07/2024

We believe one of the most important things in this world is caring. Whether that be for others, the environment or humanitarian issues, it is evidently a layered journey. This is a beautiful book called 'The Subtle Art of Caring' by River Wolton. Published by Windhorse Publications

"The Buddha taught the practices of loving kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. These guide us in cultivating positive emotions and minimising harmful ones. Poet, writer, activist, mentor, and Buddhist teacher River Wolton gives new life to these teachings as resources for a life in which compassion for self and other are mutually sustaining. Beautifully illustrated and with exercises, meditations, and reflections."

11/07/2024

Some of our best selling product lines are our range of incense. This speaks to the quality we've been able to source from a very specialist incense supplier who prides themselves on the high quality of their products.

Our beautiful, very intentionally-made Japanese and Indian natural incense will infuse your space with a soothing, meditative scent. Whether you prefer woody, spicy, or more floral scents, or perhaps you need a smokeless incense to be mindful of sensitivity.

We love to light incense in our workspace as part of a daily ritual that infuses the space with fresh energy and breathes love into where we work.