How do we really get on in this world? Tossed around by gain, buffeted by loss, borne aloft by praise, cast down by blame, how can we not be ground under, lose all direction, confidence, and sense of purpose?
The Buddha had clear guidance on how to rise above these 'worldly winds', and Vajragupta here opens up for us the Buddha's compassionate yet uncompromising teaching. Using reflections, exercises and suggestions for daily practice, this book can help you find greater equanimity and perspective in the ups and downs -- big and small -- of everyday life.
Sailing the Worldly Winds: A Buddhist Way Through the Ups and Downs of Life, Vajragupta, Windhorse Publications, Paperback, 125 pp, $14.95.
Vajragupta was born Richard Stauton in 1968 and grew up in Bromley, London. He studied psychology and sociology at Aston University, and first came in contact with Buddhism in Birmingham in 1990. He was ordained in 1994 and given the name "Vajragupta", which means "secret, or hidden, diamond-like truth"
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