A New Buddhist Movement I

This collection chronicles Sangharakshita's unfolding vision of the Dharma following his move to England in 1964. In books, articles, interviews, and talks dating from 1965 to 2009, Sangharakshita outlines his vision of a new Buddhist movement in titles such as Buddhism for Today - and Tomorrow. The attendant challenges are also faced squarely in Buddhism and Blasphemy, and Dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity. In The Taste of Freedom and Buddha Mind, Sangharakshita clarifies what he calls the essence of his teaching - the necessity of human spiritual development, and its progress in a series of stages understood throughout the Buddhist tradition. Part two continues this theme in articles and interviews first published in The Buddhist, the FWBO Newsletter, and elsewhere, as the movement he founded grew from its early days in a tiny London basement to reach five continents. More recent teachings include four previously unpublished talks given between 2007 and 2009 at Buddhafield, Berlin's Buddhistisches Tor, and other venues. To those already familiar with the range of Sangharakshita's teaching, the scope of this collection, introduced with a foreword by Finnish Order Member Sarvamitra, will come as no surprise. For those who do not yet know him, these pages offer an ideal meeting place.