New edition. A work that casts its net over the entire Buddhist tradition and offers an informal guide to a path that is open for all. In this highly readable anthology a...
Sangharakshita has spent many years in contact with Tibetan lamas of all schools, within the context of a wide experience of the Buddhist tradition as a whole. In this book he...
A lively and engaging guide for Westerners who want to learn more about Buddhism as a path of spiritual growth, written by a member of the Western Buddhist Order. Written in a clear,...
This book explores the ways in which spiritual friendship can aid and support you on the path, using historical Buddhist sources and stories, Western thinkers, and personal...
A fascinating collection of essays on a wide range of topics by a leading Western Buddhist. Includes Buddhism and Blasphemy, Dialogue Between Buddhism and...
New edition. This introduction by one of Sangharakshita's leading disciples offers an account of his evolution as a thinker and teacher. In particular, the book...
A touching, honest and often funny account of a woman's journey to spiritual freedom. Srimala was ordained into the Western Buddhist Order by Sangharakshita over twenty years ago,...
In Buddhism conversion occurs on a number of levels and takes several forms. This book explores four dimensions of conversion: the going for refuge; the point...
Who is the Buddha? What does it mean to be a Buddhist? Here Sangharakshita looks at these questions from several angles. We see the Buddha in a historical context as the Indian warrior...
What is the Buddhist vision? Put simply, it is that all human beings can develop. Each one of us can find a way beyond the dissatisfaction and suffering of everyday life and realize...
Sangharakshita explains the Buddhist Three Jewels as living symbols, and supreme objects of devotion and commitment in the lives of all Buddhists. To understand them is to...