Manchester Buddhist Centre

Chandana from the Manchester Buddhist Centre chats to the presenter, Fiona Ledgard, about the Buddhist centre, the Buddhist path and the role of meditation in adding value to life The interview ends with a short body awareness meditation. This programme is part of ALL FM's New Year look at personal well-being and development. Fiona Ledgard, The Anything Goes Breakfast Show, ALL FM (96.9), broadcast January 2012

A talk in the series Buddhism and the Big Questions, given by Dayanandi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th November 2011 How can we make a difference when there is so much suffering? Is it even worth trying? [col] There are no easy answers to these questions. We each have a journey to make, responding to individuals and situations with as much humanity as we can, but that journey can be illuminated by the commonsense wisdom and radical principles of the Buddha's teachings. Dayanandi covers how compassion can arise in our everyday lives, the place of ethics in our modern world, and how we can each make a real difference. [nocol] http://vimeo.com/32830388

Where does fantasy end and imagination begin? Can imagination help us grow as a person? What is imagination and what is mere fantasy and distraction? What is the place of creatively in spiritual life? [col] A talk by Maitreyabandhu in the series Buddhism and the Big Ques­tions on Buddhism and con­tem­por­ary issues, given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 29th October 2011. [nocol] http://vimeo.com/31428104

Padmasambhava means the Lotus Born. He is a his­tor­ical and myth­o­lo­gical fig­ure who estab­lished Buddhism in Tibet in the eighth century This talk was given by Dayanandi during the Padmasambhava Day Festival at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 6th October 2011.

Why Pagan Shaman Buddha? On the Buddha's farewell tour he spoke everywhere of ethics, meditation and wisdom: Ethics: natural morality, our harmonious relationship to the earth - hence paganism Meditation: the exploration and transformation of consciousness - hence shamanism Wisdom: insight into the true nature of reality, things as they really are - hence Buddha, the One who is Awake [col] A talk by Lokabandhu in the series Buddhism and the Big Questions at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 24th September 2011 Lokabandhu speaks about how to live a life worth living [nocol] http://vimeo.com/29649626

From Pride to Enlightenment! How does your sexuality relate to your sense of self? It’s important to cultivate a positive attitude to ourselves, but how might identity stop us achieving our greatest potential in life? And how does all this relate to a great but little-known peaceful revolution taking place in India today? A talk given by Munisha at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 27th August 2011 in the series Buddhism and the Big Questions. [col] About Munisha Munisha has lived in a Buddhist women’s community in Manchester since 2001 and has been a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order since 2003. For many years she’s run the Manchester Buddhist Centre’s services for schools and helped produce a series of acclaimed video materials for Buddhism in the classroom with Clear Vision Trust. [nocol] http://vimeo.com/28347728

What is peace? And what does peace mean for Buddhists? Is it just the absence of war and con­flict; guns and scream­ing? Or is it also the deep silence that arises when the mind and heart are in har­mony - a pos­it­ive state of mind that can be cul­tiv­ated both per­son­ally and col­lect­ively, where good and evil don’t exist as concepts? [col] A talk given by Parami at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 30th July 2011 in the series Buddhism and the Big Questions. [nocol] http://vimeo.com/27109947

Munisha speaks briefly on Buddhism and Peace in advance of Parami's talk on 30th July 2011 She is seen in the Vajra Hall at Manchester Buddhist Centre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymfmf3IdzSg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZwf-krtbc

What is a Buddhist atti­tude to nature? Does our rela­tion­ship with nature mat­ter for the spir­itual life? We live in a time of threat to the eco-system. How can human beings live with more love and appre­ci­ation of the nat­ural world? What does Buddhism have to offer? Buddhism and the Big Questions This is a personal and inspir­ing talk in a series address­ing the rel­ev­ance of the Buddha’s teach­ings to con­tempor­ary issues. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 25th June 2011 [col] About Vajragupta Vajragupta has been a Buddhist since the early nineties. Nearly every year since that time, he has spent a month on his own on retreat in some beau­ti­ful, isol­ated part of the UK. He is the author of Buddhism: Tools for Liv­ing your Life. He has taught Buddh­sim and med­it­a­tion for many years and was pre­vi­ously the chair of the Birm­ing­ham Buddhist centre. He lives in Worcester and works full time for the Tri­r­atna Buddhist Com­munity devel­op­ment team [nocol] http://vimeo.com/25685688

Based on her exper­i­ence of teach­ing both ‘hard core’ Buddhism on the one hand and sec­u­lar mind­ful­ness on the other in vari­ous coun­tries and cul­tural con­texts, Vidyamala explores two oppos­ite pos­i­tions that can be taken in response to this ques­tion One can be ‘lib­eral’ and try to change Buddhism to align with pop­u­lar val­ues in soci­ety, or ‘con­ser­vat­ive’ and try to change soci­ety to align with tra­di­tional Buddhist values. [col] Is there a middle way between these two extremes, where Buddhism is dynamic, access­ible and attract­ive and yet remains true to the uncom­prom­ising and rad­ical teach­ings of the Buddha? Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 28th May 2011, as part of a series of free public talks: Buddhism and the Big Questions [nocol] http://vimeo.com/24602809 Slides that go with the talk (download a pdf of the slides): [slideshare id=8191797&doc=vidyamalabuddhisminmodernworld-110602195402-phpapp02]

What is the nature of Reality? And can the answer give mean­ing to human exist­ence? The sci­ences have made spec­tac­u­lar advances in our under­stand­ing of the uni­verse and the phe­nom­ena within it, but is there a broader real­ity that can sat­isfy the deep­est long­ings of the human heart for mean­ing and purpose? Buddhism answers with a vig­or­ous Yes. In this talk Mahasraddha con­siders the cur­rent sci­entific views of real­ity but warns of the dangers of adapt­ing a purely sci­entific view. [col] He also con­siders the rela­tion­ship between the Buddhist and sci­entific views of real­ity and how align­ing ourselves with the former can provide answers to the fun­da­mental ques­tions of mean­ing and pur­pose to human existence. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 30th April 2011 as part of a series of free public talks on Buddhism and contemporary issues Please click on icon at the bottom right of the the video to go to full screen mode [nocol] http://vimeo.com/23291371

Cur­riculums, exams and degrees – how do we really learn about life? The Buddhist case for truth and experience With society’s emphasis on formal edu­ca­tion, are we miss­ing the point of how we really learn in life? And what does Buddhism have to say about the value of our own experience? Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th March 2011 as part of a monthly series of free public talks on Buddhism and contem­porary issues About Mahabodhi Mahabodhi has been a mem­ber of the Tri­r­atna Buddhist Order for twelve years. He teaches Buddhism and med­it­a­tion at the Manchester Buddhist Centre and is writ­ing a book on mindfulness. http://vimeo.com/21726568

Giving ourselves to the world - in this talk Day­anandi cov­ers the last of the five stages of the spiritual path Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 18th April 2011 as the last in a series exploring the Five Great Stages of spiritual experience that develop and unfold as we progress on the Path to Enlight­enment. Sangharakshita's summary of the stages as five simple precepts 1. Keep up the effort to be mindful and aware and as together as possible, as integrated as possible 2. Remain in as positive a mental state as you possibly can 3. Do not lose sight of your ultimate goal at any time 4. Try to apply this to practice at every level whatever you’ve realised or discovered or seen on the highest level of your being at any time 5. Do your best for other people, do what you can to help people

Transforming in the Light of our Vision - in this talk Dayanandi cov­ers the fourth of the five stages of the spiritual path Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 11th April 2011 as part of a series exploring “The Five Great Stages” of spiritual experience that develop and unfold as we progress on the Path to Enlight­enment.

In a talk called Approaching reality: finding gateways to the truth, Dayanandi covers the third of the five stages of the spiritual path This series of talks explores “The Five Great Stages” of spiritual experience that develop and unfold as we progress on the Path to Enlighten­ment Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 4th April 2011

Third in a series of talks by Dayanandi on the five great stages of the spiritual path This talk is about the second stage, opening the heart and the importance of making an engagement with our emotions in order to learn to be more emotionally positive. It includes readings of poetry and prose by Munisha. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 14th March 2011.

Second in a series of talks on the five great stages of spiritual experience that develop and unfold as we progress on the Path to Enlightenment In this talk Day­anandi cov­ers the first of the five stages — integ­ra­tion and whole­ness. Integration takes place in both horizontal and vertical directions. This and sub­sequent talks explore the par­tic­u­lar char­ac­ter and qual­ites of each stage, show­ing how each evolves out of the pre­vi­ous one and is the found­a­tion for later stages of the Path. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th March 2011

Finding the path - first in a series of talks on the five great stages of spiritual experience that develop and unfold as we progress on the Path to Enlightenment In this talk Day­anandi gives an over­view of the whole Path, and how it has arisen in the Buddhist tradition. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 28th February 2011 Sangharakshita's summary of the stages as five simple precepts 1. Keep up the effort to be mindful and aware and as together as possible, as integrated as possible 2. Remain in as positive a mental state as you possibly can 3. Do not lose sight of your ultimate goal at any time 4. Try to apply this to practice at every level whatever you’ve realised or discovered or seen on the highest level of your being at any time 5. Do your best for other people, do what you can to help people

What will we do instead of buy­ing more stuff and hook­ing up to more elec­tronic gad­getry? The only way is to learn the ancient art of happiness. The Buddha repeatedly said that the only reason he taught was to alle­vi­ate suf­fer­ing, and he in fact enu­mer­ated three levels of happiness. This teach­ing is no longer simply an issue of per­sonal growth - it has become vital to the future of our planet. Talk given by Ratnaguna at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th February 2011 in a series of free public talks, Buddhism and the Big Questions. Twenty minutes of questions and answers at the end of the audio but not on the video. http://vimeo.com/20532102

A talk by Vishvapani to launch his book, Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 24th January 2011, introduced by Mahabodhi and ending with fifteen minutes questions and answers. Vishvapani is a well known figure in the Triratna Buddhist Community and is a regular contributer on the BBC’s Thought for the Day. Gautama Buddha is published by Quercus at £25 and is available in the Centre’s shop

Chandana looks at the traumatic losses we can face in our lives, and how they can act as catalysts for positive change How can we see Parinirvana Day as a celebration? Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Paranirvana Day, 12th February 2011 More about Parinirvana Day and other Buddhist festivals

Buddhism and the Big Questions In the first in a series of public talks, delivered at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 29th January 2011, Kavyasiddhi explores the idea that: 2,500 years ago the Buddha said that we are all connected In 2010 David Cameron addressed the pain of financial cuts by saying "We are all in this together" Are the Buddha and David Cameron saying the same thing? The Buddha also said suffering is caused by greed, hatred and ignorance. Can that help us face today's challenges? Ends with a few minutes of questions and answers

Chandana talks about the Perfection of Wisdom sutras, a category of sutras in the Mahayana tradition Third in a Sangha night series tak­ing a brief, slightly ran­dom tour of the Buddhist scriptures Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 15th November 2010

Ratnaguna speaks about his new book on reflection as a spiritual practice I’ve tried to show how important reflection is if you want to better understand yourself, other people and the world at large; how it can go some way to alleviating suffering; how enjoyable it can be, as well as sometimes challenging. I've given a few pointers on how to reflect, or how to develop and deepen your reflections; and I’ve tried to encourage you to take yourself seriously as a thinker. Talk given at the book launch at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 25th October 2010 Published by Windhorse in paperback at £11.99 in October 2010, The Art of Reflection is avail­able from the Buddhist Centre shop

A talk by Vajragupta on the history of the Triratna Buddhist Community, formerly the FWBO. As well as speaking on Buddhism as a force for good in the world, Vajragupta was launching his book, The Triratna Story, the tale of the founding and evolution of the Triratna Buddhist Community. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 18th October 2010

Barbara Mathews shares her experiences of being a retreatant, in a series of talks on Work as Spiritual Practice. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 27th September 2010

Mahabodhi introduces Reginald Ray's Threefold Model In the first of a series of talks on the theme of Work as Spiritual Practice, Based on Ray's book, Buddhist Saints in India, this is a framework to consider the spiritual benefits and challenges of three roles or lifestyles within Buddhism: the solitary retreatant the sangha builder who works within the Buddhist institutions the lay practitioner or social activist whose commitments take them to work out in the world According to Ray, each plays a crucial role in the health of the Sangha. After exploring the different lifestyles, Mahabodhi talks about his experiences as the 'retreatant' writer. Talk given on 6th September 2010 at the Manchester Buddhist Centre as part of a sangha night series.

In this talk Ratnaguna shares his personal experience of the mid-1970s in the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, now the Triratna Buddhist Community Ratnaguna spent time around the first North London Buddhist Centre during this period and gives his account of the “spirit of the age”. The talk followed the showing of a film by Suryaprabha on the history of the FWBO covering that period. The talk was given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th April 2010.

In this talk Sona shares his personal experience of the early 1970s in the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, now the Triratna Buddhist Community Sona spent time around the first North London Buddhist Centre during this period and gives his account of the "spirit of the age". The talk followed the showing of a film by Suryaprabha on the history of the FWBO covering that period. The talk was given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 19th April 2010.

A talk by Munisha at the fifth annual Manchester Buddhist Conference on 19th June 2010 As Clear Vision's representative at the Network of Buddhist Organisations, Munisha gives the keynote speech on behalf of the Network. She is also a trustee of the Manchester Buddhist Centre. Focussing on the diversity within British Buddhism, the difficulty of estimating our numbers, and the challenges of representing Buddhist perspectives in government consultations, she makes a strong case for the benefits of networking. Facts, figures and guesstimates She presents some fascinating statistics from the 2001 census which go some way towards showing the number and ethnic origins of Buddhists in the UK. There's a new census due in 2011, when we are all urged to tick the Buddhist box, despite no fixed self! She also quotes a breakdown of UK Buddhist groups by size from Robert Bluck's British Buddhism, although these are also open to question, and then details the surprising number of Buddhist groups, centres and temples in Greater Manchester. More on the Network As well as a new website, the Network of Buddhist Organisations also has a Facebook group, Friends of Buddhism UK.[col] Watch the talk here: [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/12741592[/vimeo] Or on VideoSangha: http://www.videosangha.net/video/British-Buddhism-Today-Munisha A day of warmth and fellowship Well over a hundred of us attended the conference from many traditions, enjoying a rich day of practice and discussion together, thanks to the wonderfully warm hospitality of the Fo Guang Shan Temple and the cheerful hard work of the conference organisers, Manchester University Buddhist Society.

Talk on Parinirvana Day at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on 15th February 2010, given by Dayamala On Parinirvana Day, one of the four main festivals of the Buddhist year, we commemorate the Buddha’s death. More about Parinirvana Day

The ninth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on Transference of Merits and Self-Surrender. Delivered on 15th March 2010 by Taravandana.

The eighth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on The Heart Sutra. Delivered on 8th March 2010 by Chandana. Our apologies! The universe has conspired to stop us grasping the Heart Sutra. Chandana's very insightful talk could not be grasped by our recording equipment which decided to be full up 11 minutes into the talk.

The seventh talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on Entreaty and Supplication. Delivered on 1st March 2010 by Ratnaguna Includes a summary of the structure of the Puja

The sixth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, Rejoicing in Merits. Delivered on 22nd February 2010 by Buddhashanti Includes Ratnaguna rejoicing in Buddhashanti's merits, and questions and answers

The fourth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on Going For Refuge, the definitive Buddhist act. Delivered on 1st February 2010 by Mahasraddha.

The third talk in a series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on the Sevenfold Puja, given on 25th January 2010 by Suryaka, in which she covers the topic of Salutation In this talk Suryaka explores the range of possible responses we can have to Buddhism, from contentment with worldly life, to intellectual agreement with Buddhism, or to the wholesale devotion exemplified by Shantideva.

The Sevenfold Puja - drawn from the Bodhicaryavatara - is the main devotional ceremony performed at the Manchester Buddhist Centre. In this talk, the second in the series on the Puja, Maniraja explores the first section: Worship

In a rousing talk, Vadanya introduces Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara, the first talk in a series on the Sevenfold Puja at the Manchester Buddhist Centre given on 11th January 2010 The Sevenfold Puja is the devotional ceremony used at the Centre and within the FWBO, and the Bodhicaryavatara is the text upon which it is based

After his talk on Life with Full Attention at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th September 2009, Maitreyabandhu introduces the class to home projects on day-to-day mindfulness

Maitreyabandhu introduces the first session of an eight week course in mindfulness at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th September 2009, based on his book Life with Full Attention A talk and a book launch is preceded by a twenty minute meditation

A talk given by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Dharma Day, 7th July 2009 On the full-moon day of July, precisely two months after his Enlightenment at Bodhgaya, the Buddha delivered his first discourse to the group of five ascetics who had been his disciples. This is often called the First Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma.

The last in a series of five talks by Nagapriya on Visions of Mahayana Buddhism including the launch of his new book by the same name. The Mahayana is often described as the Great Way, a Buddhist Movement that is said to have re-vitalised Buddhism. Nagapriya lectures on Mahayana Buddhism at Manchester University and has just finished writing his book Visions of Mahayana Buddhism: Awakening the Universe to Wisdom and Compassion. He is also the author of the very popular Exploring Karma and Rebirth. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre in summer 2009.

The fourth in a series of five talks by Nagapriya on Visions of Mahayana Buddhism given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 22nd June 2009. The Mahayana is often described as the Great Way, a Buddhist movement said to have revitalised Buddhism Nagapriya lectures on Mahayana Buddhism at Manchester University and is the author of Visions of Mahayana Buddhism: Awakening the Universe to Wisdom and Compassion

The third in a series of five talks by Nagapriya on Visions of Mahayana Buddhism given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 15th June 2009. The Mahayana is often described as the Great Way, a Buddhist Movement that is said to have re-vitalised Buddhism. Nagapriya lectures on Mahayana Buddhism at Manchester University and is the author of Visions of Mahayana Buddhism: Awakening the Universe to Wisdom and Compassion

The second in a series of five talks by Nagapriya on Visions of Mahayana Buddhism, given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 8th June 2009 The Mahayana is often described as the Great Way, a Buddhist movement said to have revitalised Buddhism Nagapriya lectures on Mahayana Buddhism at Manchester University and is the author of Visions of Mahayana Buddhism: Awakening the Universe to Wisdom and Compassion Handout for this talk:

The first in a series of five talks by Nagapriya on Visions of Mahayana Buddhism The Mahayana is often described as the Great Way, a Buddhist movement that is said to have revitalised Buddhism. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 1st June 2009. Nagapriya lectures on Mahayana Buddhism at Manchester University and is the author of Visions of Mahayana Buddhism: Awakening the Universe to Wisdom and Compassion Handout to download:

A talk given by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Wesak, 9th May 2009

Sanghanussati means 'recollection of the Sangha' and Ratnaguna looks at the Sangha section of the Tiratana Vandana in this talk at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st April 2009. Sangha Vandana Handout

Siddisambhava is the fundraiser in the FWBO development team. This talk is not a fundraising talk though. It is about how, as Buddhists, do we practise with money? Siddhisambhava gave this talk at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Monday 16th February 2009 FWBO - Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - is now known as the Triratna Buddhist Community

The fifth in a series of talks on Buddhanussati: The Buddha Archetype, given by Ratnaguna at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 9th February 2009

The third in a series of talks entitled Buddhanussati: Recollection of the Buddha, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 19th January 2009

The second in a series of talks entitled Buddhanussati: Recollection of the Buddha, given by Parami at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 12th January 2009

The first in a series of talks entitled Buddhanussati: Recollection of the Buddha, given by Vishvapani at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 5th January 2009

Sangharakshita visited Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th April 2008 and gave a talk on the Six Emphases of the FWBO (now the Triratna Buddhist Community) With introduction by Ratnaguna

A talk given by Dayanandi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st April 2008

Readings accompanying a talk given by Vidyamala at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 17th March 2008

A talk given by Vidyamala at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 17th March 2008

A talk given by Vidyamala at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 10th March 2008

A talk given by Ratnaguna at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 25th February 2008 More on Shinran can be found at www.shindharmanet.com

A talk given by Aryamati at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 11th February 2008

A talk given by Padmakara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 28th January 2008. Slides to accompany the talk: [slideshare id=914833&doc=chatral-rimpoche-keynotes-1231887434396906-1&w=425]

A talk on the life of Sangharakshita given by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st January 2008

An introduction to a series of talks on the Refuge Tree given by Kavyasiddhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th January 2008

Third talk in a series, Favourite Moments of Sangharakshita, given by Prabhasvara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 5th November 2007

Second talk in a series, Favourite Moments of Sangharakshita, given by Shakyajata on Sangharakshita, Dr Ambedkar, and the New Buddhist Movement in India, at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 29th October 2007. Includes approximately thirty minutes of questions and answers at the end of the talk

First talk in a series, Favourite Moments of Sangharakshita, given by Padmakara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 22nd October 2007

Fifth in a series of talks on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 8th October 2007 Course notes can be found at www.mahabodhi.org.uk

Talk 4 in a series on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 1st October 2007 Course notes can be found at www.mahabodhi.org.uk

Talk 3 in a series on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 24th September 2007 Course notes can be found at www.mahabodhi.org.uk

Talk 2 in a series of talks entitled The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Monday 10th September 2007 Course notes can be found at www.mahabodhi.org.uk

An introduction to a series of talks entitled The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Monday 3rd September 2007 Course notes can be found at www.mahabodhi.org.uk

Talk 5 in series Doing Nothing is Hard Work, given by Prabhasvara at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Monday 23rd July 2007

Talk 4 in series Doing Nothing is Hard Work, given by Prabhasvara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 16th July 2007

Talk 3 in series Doing Nothing is Hard Work, given by Prabhasvara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 9th July 2007

Talk 2 in series Doing Nothing is Hard Work, given by Tejananda at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 2nd July 2007 This talk includes all the meditation periods led by Tejananda during the evening.

Talk 1 in series Doing Nothing is Hard Work, given by Prabhasvara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 25th June 2007.

An introduction to a series of talks given by Prabhasvara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 25th June 2007

Week 6 in the series on the Six Paramitas given by Vidyamala on the subject of Wisdom at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 18th June 2007

Week 5 of series on the Six Paramitas given by Ratnaguna on the subject of Samadhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 11th June 2007

Week 4 in the series on the Six Paramitas given by Mahasraddha on the subject of Virya or Energy at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 4th June 2007

Week 3 in the series on the Six Paramitas given by Suryaka on the subject of Patience at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st May 2007

Week 2 in the series on the Six Paramitas given by Vajramudita on the subject of Ethics at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 14th May 2007

Week 1 in the series on the Six Paramitas given by Mokshajyoti on the subject of Generosity at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 30th April 2007

Mahasraddha's final talk in the series, Buddhism, Science, Philosophy, and Consciousness. Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 23rd April 2007. Slides that go with the talk: [slideshare id=918243&doc=consciousness-wk-4-1231979854271702-1&w=425] Download pdf of slides for Buddhism and Consciousness week 4

Mahasraddha's third talk in the series, Buddhism, Science, Philosophy, and Consciousness - this week it's Buddhism and Consciousness Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 16th April 2007 Slides that go with the talk: [slideshare id=918244&doc=consciousness-week-3-1231979874161193-2&w=425] Download pdf of slides for Buddhism and Consciousness week 3

Week 2 of 4 in the series, Buddhism, Science, Philosophy, and Consciousness Mahasraddha and Chris Effendowicz discuss the different approaches to consciousness in Buddhism and Western philosophy. Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 2nd April 2007 View slides from this talk: [slideshare id=918205&doc=consciousness-wk-1-summary-wk-2-1231933978905124-2&w=425] Download pdf of slides for Buddhism, Philosophy and Consciousness week 2

First in a series of four talks by Mahasraddha on Buddhism, science, philosophy, and consciousness. Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th March 2007. Slides that go with the talk: [slideshare id=915117&doc=consciousness-week-1-1231894743256085-1&w=425] Download pdf of slides for Science and Consciousness week 1

Talk by Parami, given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 15th February 2007

Pingiya's Faith by Ratnaguna, fourth talk in series, Beyond, on the last chapter of the Sutta Nipata, at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 16th February 2007

There is Nothing to Drop by Ratnaguna, third talk in a series, Beyond, at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 9th February 2007 Includes thirty minutes of questions and answers Follows a talk entitled Drop Everything

Drop Everything by Ratnaguna, second talk in a series, Beyond, at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th January 2007 Includes thirty minutes of questions and answers Next in the series is Nothing to Drop

The Brahmin's Questions by Ratnaguna, first in a series, Beyond, at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 19th January 2007

Boundless Sangha: talk given by Ratnaguna at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Sangha Day, 5th November 2006

Series on Eight Verses for Training the Mind: The Bodhisattva Ideal and the Bodhicitta - talk 4 by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 27th October 2006 Unfortunately the talk wasn't recorded, but the slides are here for completeness. Slides to go with the talk: [slideshare id=1273021&doc=talk4-090410121833-phpapp02]

Series on Eight Verses for Training the Mind: The Bodhisattva Ideal and the Bodhicitta - talk 3 by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre 13th October 2006. Unfortunately the talk wasn't recorded, but the slides are here for completeness. Slides to go with the talk: [slideshare id=1273023&doc=talk3-090410121832-phpapp01]

Series on Eight Verses for Training the Mind: The Bodhisattva and the Bodhicitta - talk 2 by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre 7th October 2006. Slides to go with the talk: [slideshare id=1272935&doc=talk2final-090410120519-phpapp02]

First talk in a series by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 29th September 2006 Slides accompanying the talk: [slideshare id=1272914&doc=talk1-090410115919-phpapp01]

At Home Everywhere - Homelessness and Appreciation, talk given in Manchester by Lokabandhu on FWBO Day 2006 The FWBO - Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - is now the Triratna Buddhist Community

One Moment at a Time - Living Mindfully, talk given in Manchester by Ratnaguna on FWBO Day 2006 The FWBO - Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - is now the Triratna Buddhist Community

Happiness - talk given by Ratnaguna at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Sangha Day, November 2005