Manchester Buddhist Centre

There's a lot going on this weekend, some of it very practical!....

Last year four sangha members ran the Manchester 10k to raise money for Young Indian Futures - how about joining them this year?....

In a recent radio interview, Chandana spoke about the Buddhist Centre, the Buddhist path and the role of med­it­a­tion in adding value to life....

Come in from the dark wet city streets and enter a world of beautiful music in a beautiful space....

You can now download a poster of this month's events....

First newsletter of 2012 is now available to read online, download or to pick up at the Centre....

The final session of Going Inward, at the borderline between old and new....

Dayamala reports on a day of quiet reflection and meditation to take us into 2012....

Day nine of Going Inward and Ratnagita reflects on the wisdom inherent in our bodies....

On day eight of Going Inward Nishpara reflects on being more in tune with this time of year ....

On day seven of Going Inward Dayamala shares a Vajra song....

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....

Fifth day of Going Inward with the sales in full flow outside ....

Day four of Going Inward - Christmas Day to much of the world - and we're reflecting on lessons learnt during this fast dying year....

The third day of Going Inward and an opportunity to come in from the final rush of Christmas and find some stillness....

On the second day of Going Inward we looked at gratitude....

Our Going Inward started today - an opportunity for stillness and reflection at this busy time of year....

The Christmas holiday season impinges deeply on our awareness, however much our hearts are in it....

You can now listen to the last in our series of public talks, given by Dayanandi last Saturday....

Want to do some ethical shopping and practise generosity? ....

Have you had a look at the Triratna Buddhist Community's new website recently?....

You may have read Maitreyabandhu's Life with Full Attention or maybe seen him on Sunday morning television now and again....

It's a good week for downloading and listening to Dharma talks....

Working with our everyday experience can be one of our greatest challenges....

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....

Pagan Shaman Buddha - Lokabandhu's engaging invitation to live a life worth living....

Come along and support Sangha member and comedian Sam Brady recording a DVD of his successful Edinburgh fringe show on 23rd October....

This isn't a Buddhist Centre event but one of our Sangha members is involved and would like to encourage others to join in:....

A big thankyou to everyone who contributed to the success of the recent new-to-you clothing sale. We made over £400!....

Not by hatred is hatred overcome in this world. It is overcome by love. This is the eternal law....

Our newest online talks are available as both video and audio, and did you know you can also subscribe to get them as podcasts?....

Many of you will know about the Facebook page for our public talks - Buddhism and the Big Questions....

Vidyamala shares some thoughts about next Saturday's free public talk....

The Tuesday early evening drop in meditation class is starting fifteen minutes earlier from 3rd May....

Have you left anything at the Centre? There's quite a bit of stuff in the lost property box....

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....

Vishvapani is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, giving a Buddhist perspective on a topical issue....

If you missed Ratnaguna's public talk at the weekend, or want to hear it again, it's now on the website....

Vishvapani speaks about the historical Buddha and his relationship with the natural world....

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....

Well, the time has come for Manchester Buddhist Centre to enter the world of social networking!....

Clear Vision are proud to launch their free Dharma web pages for children and teenagers....

Interested in connecting with other Buddhist families?....

Local Order member Shakyajata is back in India, working with young computer students from poor and marginalised communities....

We have some great gifts in the Buddhist Centre shop for people of all backgrounds and beliefs....

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....

Your chance to show how many people live by Buddhist values in this country ....

We've had a few problems with our subscriber mails recently....

Triratna's national news posts are always varied and interesting - you can sign up to get them by email....

Watch video clips of some of the Triratna Buddhist Community's leading writers....

Local Order member Aryamati has won a poetry prize in the Didsbury Arts Festival....

There's some great new stock in the shop and more on its way....

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....

New talks are starting to appear on our website again and it's getting easier to find the ones you want....

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....

Radio 4's Today programme carries a Buddhist Thought for the Day from time to time....

Local Order member Shakyajata gives an update on the progress of the young people she is working with in India....

Aryamati, an Order member from our centre has won the North West Libraries poetry prize....

A talk by Munisha at the fifth annual Manchester Buddhist Conference on 19th June ....

While many of us celebrated our movement's name change here in Manchester, Dayamala was at the Triratna International Retreat ....

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Dayamala continues her international retreat diary and the talks she describes continue to become available to us all....

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Dayamala has heard some inspiring Dharma talks at the Triratna Buddhist Community International Retreat, and we can hear them too!....

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Four hundred Buddhists have gathered at Taraloka retreat centre in Shropshire for the international Triratna Sangha retreat....

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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.....

The Sangha walking group organises monthly walks in the countryside around Manchester....

Have you had a look at the second hand book shelves lately?....

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....

Manchester's own Kavyasiddhi is a regular contributor to Radio 2's Janice Long nightime show....

From time to time, Radio 4's Today programme carries a Buddhist Thought for the Day....

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....

Just a reminder that on this Thursday, 21st January, there will be a welcome event for our new Chairperson - Dayamala....

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, music journalist, writer and columnist has given us a write-up within an article on the Northern Quarter, describing it as hidden gem. ....

For young people in the FWBO, another way to connect with other young Buddhists, through Facebook....

It's been a long time coming but we hope you'll agree it's bigger, brighter and better.....