This weekend at the Buddhist Centre
There's a lot going on this weekend, some of it very practical!....
Run the Manchester 10k in May
Last year four sangha members ran the Manchester 10k to raise money for Young Indian Futures - how about joining them this year?....
Buddhist Centre on the Radio
In a recent radio interview, Chandana spoke about the Buddhist Centre, the Buddhist path and the role of meditation in adding value to life....
Two very special musical events
Come in from the dark wet city streets and enter a world of beautiful music in a beautiful space....
January events list
You can now download a poster of this month's events....
January Newsletter
First newsletter of 2012 is now available to read online, download or to pick up at the Centre....
Old and New, Death and Rebirth
The final session of Going Inward, at the borderline between old and new....
Pure new wool — pure dynamite
Dayamala reports on a day of quiet reflection and meditation to take us into 2012....
A beautiful, intuitive wisdom
Day nine of Going Inward and Ratnagita reflects on the wisdom inherent in our bodies....
Let’s keep it simple
On day eight of Going Inward Nishpara reflects on being more in tune with this time of year ....
As soon as you open and relax this tight fist of grasping, infinite space is there
On day seven of Going Inward Dayamala shares a Vajra song....
May all beings be happy
On day six of Going Inward we shared what our year has been like, and how we’d like our lives to be next year....
See — there is nothing to cling to!
Fifth day of Going Inward with the sales in full flow outside ....
The poison, the physician and the medicine
Day four of Going Inward - Christmas Day to much of the world - and we're reflecting on lessons learnt during this fast dying year....
Keeping Still
The third day of Going Inward and an opportunity to come in from the final rush of Christmas and find some stillness....
We have to understand what is truly beneficial
On the second day of Going Inward we looked at gratitude....
Understanding will come without doing anything
Our Going Inward started today - an opportunity for stillness and reflection at this busy time of year....
Going inward — daily practice from solstice to new year
The Christmas holiday season impinges deeply on our awareness, however much our hearts are in it....
Is Compassion the Answer to Suffering in the World?
You can now listen to the last in our series of public talks, given by Dayanandi last Saturday....
Kula crafts
Want to do some ethical shopping and practise generosity? ....
Triratna news
Have you had a look at the Triratna Buddhist Community's new website recently?....
Maitreyabandhu speaks at the Centre
You may have read Maitreyabandhu's Life with Full Attention or maybe seen him on Sunday morning television now and again....
Talks short and long
It's a good week for downloading and listening to Dharma talks....
Sailing the worldly winds together
Working with our everyday experience can be one of our greatest challenges....
Ten — an exhibition of prints by Vanessa Cuthbert
Artist, film maker and sangha member Vanessa Cuthbert's litho prints are on show in the Buddhist Centre's ground floor until 24th December 2011....
Another great talk
Pagan Shaman Buddha - Lokabandhu's engaging invitation to live a life worth living....
Meditation Ruined My Life
Come along and support Sangha member and comedian Sam Brady recording a DVD of his successful Edinburgh fringe show on 23rd October....
Meditation Flash Mob for International Day of Peace
This isn't a Buddhist Centre event but one of our Sangha members is involved and would like to encourage others to join in:....
Fundraising success
A big thankyou to everyone who contributed to the success of the recent new-to-you clothing sale. We made over £400!....
After the riots
Not by hatred is hatred overcome in this world. It is overcome by love. This is the eternal law....
Latest talks
Our newest online talks are available as both video and audio, and did you know you can also subscribe to get them as podcasts?....
Keeping our connection with nature alive
Many of you will know about the Facebook page for our public talks - Buddhism and the Big Questions....
Will Buddhism survive in a secular world? 28th May
Vidyamala shares some thoughts about next Saturday's free public talk....
Tuesday taster meditation class — new time
The Tuesday early evening drop in meditation class is starting fifteen minutes earlier from 3rd May....
Lost property
Have you left anything at the Centre? There's quite a bit of stuff in the lost property box....
Listen again to Dayanandi’s Sangha Night talks
Dayanandi is part way through a series of talks at the Centre on the stages of the spiritual path, and we can all listen to them through the website....
Buddhist Thought for the Day
Vishvapani is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, giving a Buddhist perspective on a topical issue....
An outwardly simple and inwardly rich life
If you missed Ratnaguna's public talk at the weekend, or want to hear it again, it's now on the website....
Another great talk
Vishvapani speaks about the historical Buddha and his relationship with the natural world....
How can we see Parinirvana Day as a celebration?
In a Parinirvana Day talk, Chandana looks at the traumatic losses we can face in our lives, and how they can act as catalysts for positive change....
MBC now on Facebook
Well, the time has come for Manchester Buddhist Centre to enter the world of social networking!....
Buddhism for children and teenagers
Clear Vision are proud to launch their free Dharma web pages for children and teenagers....
Calling all Buddhist families
Interested in connecting with other Buddhist families?....
Shakyajata and friends in India
Local Order member Shakyajata is back in India, working with young computer students from poor and marginalised communities....
Buying books and Buddhas?
We have some great gifts in the Buddhist Centre shop for people of all backgrounds and beliefs....
Going inward at midwinter
This winter, we're organising a positive alternative to our culture's usual seasonal activities - a way of practising with fellow-Buddhists in a more meaningful context....
Tick the Box for Buddhism!
Your chance to show how many people live by Buddhist values in this country ....
Email horrors
We've had a few problems with our subscriber mails recently....
Triratna Buddhist Community News
Triratna's national news posts are always varied and interesting - you can sign up to get them by email....
Buddhist authors introduce their books
Watch video clips of some of the Triratna Buddhist Community's leading writers....
Another poetry prize for Aryamati
Local Order member Aryamati has won a poetry prize in the Didsbury Arts Festival....
Shop news
There's some great new stock in the shop and more on its way....
Karuna news
Formed by Western Buddhists in 1980 as Aid for India, Karuna works with India's oppressed Dalit community and other marginalised groups across South Asia....
Listening on the website
New talks are starting to appear on our website again and it's getting easier to find the ones you want....
An appeal
We are making an appeal to you, as we know the Manchester Buddhist Centre has touched your life in some way over the past few years....
Buddhist Thought for the Day
Radio 4's Today programme carries a Buddhist Thought for the Day from time to time....
Young Indian Futures
Local Order member Shakyajata gives an update on the progress of the young people she is working with in India....
Poetry and practice
Aryamati, an Order member from our centre has won the North West Libraries poetry prize....
British Buddhism Today
A talk by Munisha at the fifth annual Manchester Buddhist Conference on 19th June ....
We are now the Triratna Buddhist Community
While many of us celebrated our movement's name change here in Manchester, Dayamala was at the Triratna International Retreat ....
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It doesn’t get better than this
Dayamala continues her international retreat diary and the talks she describes continue to become available to us all....
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Everything matters
Dayamala has heard some inspiring Dharma talks at the Triratna Buddhist Community International Retreat, and we can hear them too!....
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International Sangha retreat diary
Four hundred Buddhists have gathered at Taraloka retreat centre in Shropshire for the international Triratna Sangha retreat....
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Bringing our practice into the city
In a joyful and inspiring ceremony last weekend, the Centre formally received the North West Multi-Faith Tourism Association’s (NWMFTA) Marque of Excellence for our excellent visitor welcome.....
Country walks — could you lead one?
The Sangha walking group organises monthly walks in the countryside around Manchester....
Cheap reads
Have you had a look at the second hand book shelves lately?....
FWBO becomes Triratna Buddhist Community!
You may be aware that the Western Buddhist Order (WBO) and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) have been in the process of agreeing to change their names....
Kavyasiddhi’s pause for thought on Radio 2
Manchester's own Kavyasiddhi is a regular contributor to Radio 2's Janice Long nightime show....
Thought for the Day
From time to time, Radio 4's Today programme carries a Buddhist Thought for the Day....
Munisha on the radio
The MBC's Munisha was on the BBC Radio Four programme Beyond Belief on Monday, in a programme looking at something called the New Monasticism....
Welcome event for the MBC’s new chairperson — Dayamala
Just a reminder that on this Thursday, 21st January, there will be a welcome event for our new Chairperson - Dayamala....
MBC receives Marque of Excellence
Manchester Buddhist Centre has been awarded the North West Multi-Faith Tourism Association's Marque of Excellence for its outstanding welcome to visitors, tourists, and people new to the Centre....
Stuart Maconie writes about Manchester Buddhist Centre
Stuart Maconie, music journalist, writer and columnist has given us a write-up within an article on the Northern Quarter, describing it as hidden gem. ....
Sign up for Facebook to join Young People in the FWBO
For young people in the FWBO, another way to connect with other young Buddhists, through Facebook....
New Website Launch!
It's been a long time coming but we hope you'll agree it's bigger, brighter and better.....
