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Windhorse Publications is the biggest independent publisher of books on mindfulness, meditation and Buddhism in the UK. Follow us as we welcome authors, teachers and eminent practitioners to talk about our books and the ideas and themes they cover. Our Publishing Director Dhammamegha will also be exploring great new books coming up from Windhorse and other publishers, and pointing you to interesting new dharma writers.
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Train Your Mind: Lojong and the Art of Wise Compassion
The Windhorse Publications Podcast
42 minutes 1 second
3 months ago
Train Your Mind: Lojong and the Art of Wise Compassion
What if your struggles could become tools for awakening? What if a few short slogans could reshape how you meet life’s challenges?
In this episode, Dhammamegha speaks with Dhirananda and Viryabodhi, authors of Train Your Mind: Tibetan Exercises in Wisdom and Compassion — a fresh, practical guide to the ancient Tibetan Buddhist practice of Lojong. Together, they explore how mind-training slogans like “Don’t expect applause”, “At this crucial time, practise the essentials”, and “Blame it all on the one culprit” offer pithy, powerful ways to meet life with clarity and courage.
We dive into the transformative power of these teachings — and the Tonglen meditation that often accompanies them — to discover how to work with our minds amid the messiness of real life. Whether you’re navigating relationship tensions, inner critics, or a busy modern life, this conversation is an invitation to practise wise compassion in the heart of it all.
Plus: hear how a Swedish-language book became a Windhorse English edition, and what keeps these authors inspired after decades of practice.
The Windhorse Publications Podcast
Windhorse Publications is the biggest independent publisher of books on mindfulness, meditation and Buddhism in the UK. Follow us as we welcome authors, teachers and eminent practitioners to talk about our books and the ideas and themes they cover. Our Publishing Director Dhammamegha will also be exploring great new books coming up from Windhorse and other publishers, and pointing you to interesting new dharma writers.
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