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And in From Genesis to the Diamond Sutra (first published in 2005) he reveals his own attitude to the literature and doctrines of Christianity, including the Christian view of homosexuality, in a multi-faceted exploration which includes autobiographical material not found anywhere else in his written work.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308542865781,"sku":"9781911407362","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781911407362_245ff9d2-318b-4598-972b-5933e9027d05.jpg?v=1786029657"},{"product_id":"9781899579860","title":"Living Ethically","description":"In a world of increasingly confused ethics, \"Living Ethically\" looks back over the centuries for guidance from Nagarjuna, one of the greatest teachers of the Mahayana tradition. Drawing on the themes of Nagarjuna's famous scripture, Precious Garland of Advice for a King, this book explores the relationship between an ethical lifestyle and the development of wisdom. Covering both personal and collective ethics, Sangharakshita considers such enduring themes as pride, power and business, as well as friendship, love and generosity.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308620296565,"sku":"9781899579860","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781899579860_aa9935e5-3731-4b20-82bd-7eaaaa257076.jpg?v=1786029472"},{"product_id":"9781915342270","title":"A Survey of Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003eSangharakshita's \u003cem\u003eA Survey of Buddhism\u003c\/em\u003e has inspired readers for decades. The great Buddhist teacher and writer Lama Anagarika Govinda wrote, 'It would be difficult to find a single book in which the history and development of Buddhist thought has been described as vividly and clearly as in this survey.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first chapter illuminates the doctrines and methods common to all schools and draws out the transcendental unity of Buddhism. Written for practitioners rather than scholars, Sangharakshita covers the nature of the Buddha and Enlightenment, and outlines core doctrines of the Dharma. He argues for the priority of the wise and altruistic Bodhisattva as a goal of Buddhist practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308893614453,"sku":"9781915342270","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915342270.jpg?v=1791213035"},{"product_id":"9781907314056","title":"A Guide to the Buddhist Path","description":"In this highly readable handbook, Sangharakshita guides the reader through the at times complex Buddhist tradition. Part one tackles the essentials of the religion in sections devoted to the Buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community while part two tackles the practicalities of trying to lead a Buddhist life. A Guide to the Buddhist Path is a reliable map of the Buddhist way that anyone can follow.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308927758709,"sku":"9781907314056","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781907314056_d74efd7a-4043-4ca1-929f-37d1215e0032.jpg?v=1786029486"},{"product_id":"9781915342539","title":"Living With Kindness","description":"Kindness is one of the most basic qualities we can possess, and one of the most powerful. In Buddhism it is called metta - an opening of the heart to all that we meet. Any friendly feeling contains the kernel of metta. It is a seed that is waiting to be developed, right here amidst the conditions of our daily life.   Living with Kindness is a pithy commentary on the Buddha's teaching of metta in the Karaniya Metta Sutta. In it, Sangharakshita shows us how to cultivate the many facets of kindness in ordinary, everyday life. Outlining the nurturing conditions for kindness to grow, he encourages us to follow the path that leads to a warm and expansive heart and beyond, towards being happier and more fulfilled in ourselves, and to empathise with the joys and sufferings of all living beings.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308948009333,"sku":"9781915342539","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915342539.jpg?v=1791213037"},{"product_id":"9781915342065","title":"Pali Canon Teachings and Translations","description":"This volume contains Sangharakshita's translations of several Pali suttas, including the Dhammapada, the 'best known and best loved of all Buddhist scriptures'. It also contains commentaries on the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha's seminal teaching on mindfulness; the Karaniya Metta Sutta, the equally essential teaching on loving kindness; the Mangala Sutta; and the Tiratana Vandana. The volume concludes with The Threefold Refuge, in which Sangharakshita explores perspectives on Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels not found elsewhere in his writings.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56309344469365,"sku":"9781915342065","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915342065.jpg?v=1792599141"},{"product_id":"9781915342379","title":"Living with Awareness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving with Awareness \u003c\/em\u003eoutlines the transformative power of mindfulness in daily life. In this commentary on the \u003cem\u003eSatipaṭṭhāna Sutta\u003c\/em\u003e, Sangharakshita reconnects mindfulness to the core Buddhist concepts of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, highlighting how it can reduce suffering and cultivate wisdom, compassion, and peace. He offers practical advice for integrating awareness into all aspects of life, helping practitioners develop a deeper understanding of impermanence and interconnectedness. The book emphasizes that awareness is not just a meditation practice but a way of living, deeply engaging with our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Ultimately, the practices outlined in this book encourages living with full presence, fostering personal growth, and creating more harmonious relationships with others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309346861429,"sku":"9781915342379","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-three-jewels-i","title":"The Three Jewels I","description":"One of Sangharakshita’s outstanding contributions to Buddhism has been to survey the whole range of Buddhist schools, each with its own approach, own language and so on, and to distil out what is most fundamental. You are a Buddhist because – and only because – you Go for Refuge to the Three Jewels. But how did this become clear to him and what in any case does it actually mean practically to go for Refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha? The nine texts in this volume, composed over a period of more than thirty years, show Sangharakshita's unfolding insight into the meaning, significance and centrality of Going for Refuge. It includes some of his most important communications to the Order he founded: on the ten ethical precepts, his relation to the Order, and the history of his Going for Refuge. And in reflecting on his own bhikkhu ordination there is a challenge to some of the Buddhist world's most deeply rooted assumptions. Sangharakshita writes not just as a student and scholar but with the devotion of one who himself Goes for Refuge and seeks to share the fruits of his journey with others.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490343821685,"sku":"9781911407324","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781911407324.jpg?v=1786442233"},{"product_id":"aphorisms-the-arts-and-late-writings","title":"Aphorisms, the Arts, and Late Writings","description":"This multi-faceted volume includes a collection of aphorisms, a selection of teachings on Buddhism and the arts, and two collections of late writings. The aphorisms, from the first phase of Sangharakshita's teaching in the West, and first selected for publication in 1979 and 1998, are by turns uncompromising, provocative, witty, self-evident, gnomic and plain common sense, though responses will surely vary from reader to reader, mood to mood. The sequence on the arts sheds light on one of Sangharakshita's most distinctive perspectives on the Dharma, from The Religion of Art, which was one of his earliest works on the subject, to articles and interviews published over many years. Full of poetry and grace, they shine with the author's love of the subject and make a convincing case for the closeness of the relationship between Buddhism and the arts. The late writings cover an astonishingly wide range of themes, from his childhood memories to the lucid reflections of Sangharakshita's old age. Those written in the last weeks of his life include subjects as diverse as Einstein's 3-sphere, the relationship between Buddhism and Islam, and the symbolism of rainbows.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57695162138997,"sku":"9781911407843","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781911407843.jpg?v=1793031589"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-sangharakshita.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}