In A Nutshell

Tuwhiri is preparing a series of short books for publication. The series title will be Buddhism In A Nutshell and each title will focus on a particular theme or practice, and how secular dharma informs it.

Small enough to fit into a bag or a coat pocket, each book will be between 10,000 and 15,000 words long, and the template book title will be X and secular dharma.

These books are intended for a popular audience – so definitely not academic. They will be written in clear, publishable prose, which is vigorous and enticing. Among the characteristics of good prose are that it should have no unnecessary words; use active verbs; have minimal use of adverbs and adjectives; and mainly short sentences.

We want authors to relate their subject area specifically to secular dharma as it emerges typically from Stephen Batchelor’s development of it – that is from a bedrock of re-examined canonical texts which are chosen for their pertinence to modern culture and ways of life.

Like humans in every time and place, we all have to confront two ur-questions. How shall I live? What sort of person should I become? Time, place and culture will inflect our responses to these questions. The questions themselves are above all else ethical.

 

If you would like to write a book for this series, let us know what you want to write about by sending us an email.