In February this year, we published a memoir by a man diagnosed with life-threatening prostate cancer. The book is called Entertaining Cancer the Buddhist Way. That man is Devamitra, and his book covers his remarkable story of working with his mental states through diagnosis, treatment and recovery. In this podcast Dhammamegha interviews Devamitra to learn more about the man behind the cancer journey, and finds out what conditioned his strength of character, and his Buddhist practice. After a period of remission, Devamitra’s cancer has returned, and in this forthright and often unexpected conversation he talks about facing uncertainty, death and the beauty and love that can come from meeting ill health fully. It’s a longer listen than usual, so sit back and enjoy. Trigger warning: This podcast deals with difficult topics such as cancer and death. Please be advised before listening. Useful Links:  Buy Entertaining Cancer (Europe) Buy Entertaining Cancer (US & Canada) Prostate Cancer UK London Buddhist Centre FutureDharma Fund Follow Windhorse Publications on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

In this episode, scholar-monk Bhikkhu Anālayo continues the conversation with Dhammamegha about two mindfulness books published by Windhorse Publications in 2019.  The conversation covers the crucial question of the place of mindfulness of others in meditation, the importance of sangha or community, and the relationship between what happens on the cushion and our ways of being in the world.  Getting closer to some of our collective challenges, Bhikkhu Anālayo talks about climate change and the Six Element Practice. We then move onto Bhikkhu Anālayo’s concerns about the dangers of going too far in deconstructing truth and morality in current culture, particularly in the USA, as well as the overemphasis of subjectivity.    Links:  About Bhikkhu Anālayo and Windhorse Publications  https://www.windhorsepublications.com/product-category/authors/analayo/ https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/teacher/bhikkhu-analayo/ www.windhorsepublications.com   Links to audio resources:  Elements meditation Mindfully Facing Climate Change interview   Where to purchase the books: Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises UK & Europe US & Canada Mindfulness in Early Buddhism: Characteristics and Functions UK & Europe US & Canada Mindfully Facing Climate Change UK & Europe US & Canada  Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions: A Historical Perspective UK & Europe US & Canada

In this episode of the new Windhorse Publications podcast, scholar-monk Bhikkhu Anālayo talks to Dhammamegha about two books we published in 2019, written for mindfulness practitioners interested in the Buddhist background to mindfulness.  Along the way he talks about bare mindfulness and how it differs from mindfulness in the context of the Buddhist path. The interview covers the basic function of monitoring and acceptance to protect the mind, and the wisdom part of mindfulness practice. Anālayo talks about the importance of getting into the body and working with conditions as they are, opening the heart and bringing it all on the path. Finally, our guest talks about studying early Buddhism – imagining the Buddha, how close we can get to imagining the historical Buddha, and the importance of relying on the Dharma.   Links for this episode: Bhikkhu Anālayo's bio: https://www.windhorsepublications.com/product-category/authors/analayo/ Barre Center for Buddhist Studies: https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/   Where to purchase the books: Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises. Europe - https://www.windhorsepublications.com/product/introducing-mindfulness-paperback/ US & Canada - https://bookshop.org/a/5803/9781911407577 Mindfulness in Early Buddhism: Characteristics and Functions. Europe - https://www.windhorsepublications.com/product/mindfulness-in-early-buddhism-characteristics-and-functions-paperback/ US & Canada - https://bookshop.org/a/5803/9781911407553