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Each time the teachings of the Buddha have entered a new culture outside their Indian birthplace, they have to undergo renewal and reinterpretation so as to gain traction in the new host society. Stephen Batchelor's work represents a landmark in Buddhism's sinking roots in the modern west, and his After Buddhism is his most systematic contribution to the process. What is being left behind by the 'after' in the title are conventional accounts of the teachings, not their true beating heart. After Buddhism: a workbook is the consummate guide to this thought-provoking work. It provides a basis for periodic group and individual study of Batchelor's text. Winton Higgins's humorous, easy-to-read book offers a fresh and accessible commentary on After Buddhism without compromising the depth of Batchelor's experience, scholarship and ideas. Jim Champion's astute questions encourage readers to use Batchelor's reissue of the Buddha's teachings to reflect more deeply on the lives they're leading, the individuals they're becoming and the world we inhabit.

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I so enjoyed Winton's talks on each chapter of After Buddhism as they brought the dharma alive for me in a new way, especially around the lay disciples of the Buddha about whom I had rarely heard before. These talks inspired me in my reading, reflections, understanding and enjoyment of Stephen Batchelor's book. - Jane Clark, Golden Wattle Sangha Stephen Batchelor's After Buddhism is a key text for those interested in the relevance of the Buddha's teaching to living our complex modern lives. And there is no better way to navigate this text than in the company of Winton Higgins, whose in-depth understanding of the dharma and Batchelor's ideas makes our exploration illuminating and fascinating. - Margaret Tung, Kookaburra Sangha Winton Higgins's series of talks on Stephen Batchelor's After Buddhism provided our group with deeper insight and clarity around this modern, secular take on the Buddha's message. - Dr Izak Janowski, Golden Wattle Sangha

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A senior teacher for Sydney Insight Meditators and three of its constituent local sanghas, and for Secular Buddhism in Aotearoa New Zealand, Winton Higgins began practising the dharma in 1987, and has taught insight meditation since 1995, including leading residential retreats. Since 2005, his teaching has increasingly focused on non-formulaic forms of insight meditation, and secular Buddhism. Jim Champion specialised in theoretical physics to PhD level, and then trained as a secondary school teacher. In 2004, he returned to Hampshire to teach Physics. He is a member of the Middle Way Society and the international online community Re Collective. Ramsey Margolis, who conceived, shaped and nurtured this book, first experienced meditation in 1995 and has run meditation groups in Wellington, New Zealand, from 2000. In 2009, Ramsey set up Aotearoa Buddhist Education Trust and currently chairs the board. A year later, he launched secularbuddhism.org.nz and in 2011 set up Wellington's secular dharma practice community Simply Meditation (now One Mindful Breath) where he teaches meditation and secular Buddhism runs courses, and mentors individual practitioners

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