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The Sevenfold Puja: The Heart Sutra

The eighth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on The Heart Sutra. Delivered on 8th March 2010 by Chandana.....

The Sevenfold Puja: Entreaty and Supplication

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

The Sevenfold Puja: Rejoicing in Merits

The sixth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, Rejoicing in Merits. Delivered on 22nd February 2010 by Buddhashanti....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara

Parinirvana Day

Talk on Parinirvana Day at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on 15th February 2010, given by Dayamala.....

Tags: Death

The Sevenfold Puja: Going for Refuge

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 Sevenfold Puja: Salutation

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....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Suryaka

The Sevenfold Puja: Worship

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....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Maniraja

A Talk on the Bodhicaryavatara by Vadanya

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....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Vadanya

Life with Full Attention, Part 2

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

Tags: Attention, Home projects, Maitreyabandhu, Mindfulness

Life with Full Attention — Talk by Maitreyabandhu with Book Launch

Maitreyabandhu introduces the first session of an eight week course in mindfulness at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th September 2009, based on his book Life with Full Attention....

Tags: Attention, Maitreyabandhu, Mindfulness

Vision of Mahayana Buddhism — Talk by Nagapriya and Book Launch

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.....

Tags: mahayana, nagapriya

A Tribute to Dharmachari Sudharshan — Turning the Wheel of the Dharma

A talk given by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Dharma Day, 7th July 2009.....

Tags: Sona, Sudarshan

The Philosophy of Emptiness

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.....

Tags: Emptiness, mahayana, nagapriya, Sunyata

Mahayana Buddhist Scriptures

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. ....

Tags: mahayana, nagapriya, scriptures

The Ideal of Universal Awakening

The second in a series of five talks by Nagapriya on Visions of Mahayana Buddhism, given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 8th June 2009. ....

Tags: Bodhisattva, mahayana, nagapriya

What is the Mahayana?

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. Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 1st June 2009. ....

Tags: mahayana, nagapriya

The Significance of the Buddha’s Enlightenment

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

Tags: Sona, wesak

Sanghanussati

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.....

Tags: Ratnaguna, Sanghanussati, Sanghavandana

Understanding money, understanding ourselves and bringing money into our practice

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.....

Tags: Money, Siddisambhava

Buddhanussati: The Buddha Archetype

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

Tags: Buddhanussati, Ratnaguna

Buddhanussati: Imagining the Buddha with the Whole of One’s Being

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

Tags: Buddhanussati

Buddhanussati: What would the Buddha do Now?

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

Tags: Buddhanussati

Buddhanussati: Gotama’s Journey to Awakening

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

Tags: Buddhanussati

Refuge Tree Series: Atisha

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

Tags: Refuge tree

Sangharakshita at Manchester Buddhist Centre 2008

Sangharakshita visited Manchester Buddhist Centre on 7th April 2008 and gave a talk on the Six Emphases of the FWBO....

Tags: fwbo

Refuge Tree Series: Dogen Readings

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

Tags: Refuge tree

Refuge Tree Series: Dogen

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

Tags: Refuge tree

Refuge Tree Series: Hakuin

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

Tags: Refuge tree

Refuge Tree Series: Shinran

A talk given by Ratnaguna at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 25th February 2008. ....

Tags: Refuge tree

Refuge Tree Series: Dhammadinna and the Arahants

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

Tags: Refuge tree

Refuge Tree Series: Chetul Sanghe Dorje

A talk given by Padmakara at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 28th January 2008.....

Tags: Refuge tree

Refuge Tree Series: Sangharakshita

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

Tags: Refuge tree

An Introduction to the Refuge Tree

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

Tags: Refuge tree

Bhante and the Fireworks of Nietzsche

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

Tags: Nietzsche, Sangharakshita

The New Buddhist Movement in India

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. ....

Tags: India, TBMSG

Evolutionary Buddhism

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

Tags: Evolution

Mindfulness of Mental Objects

Fifth in a series of talks on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 8th October 2007....

Tags: Four foundations, Mindfulness

Mindfulness of Citta

Talk 4 in a series on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 1st October 2007....

Tags: Four foundations, Mindfulness

Mindfulness of Feelings

Talk 3 in a series on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 24th September 2007....

Tags: Four foundations, Mindfulness

Mindfulness of Body

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....

Tags: Four foundations, Mindfulness

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Introduction

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....

Tags: Four foundations, Mindfulness

Bahiya, the Final Frontier

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

Swamplands of the Soul

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

How to be Idle

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

Just Sitting

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

Tags: Meditation

Beware Ideology

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

Doing Nothing is Hard Work: Introduction

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

The Six Paramitas: Wisdom

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

Tags: Wisdom

The Six Paramitas: Samadhi

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

The Six Paramitas: Virya

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

The Six Paramitas: Patience

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

The Six Paramitas: Ethics

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

Tags: Ethics

The Six Paramitas: Generosity

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

Tags: Generosity

Buddhism and Consciousness week 4

Mahasraddha's final talk in the series, Buddhism, Science, Philosophy, and Consciousness. Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Monday 23rd April 2007.....

Tags: Buddhism

Buddhism and Consciousness week 3

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.....

Tags: Buddhism

Buddhism, Philosophy and Consciousness week 2

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 April 2nd 2007....

Tags: Buddhism

Science and Consciousness week 1

First in a series of four talks by Mahasraddha on Buddhism, science, philosophy, and consciousness. Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th March 2007.....

Beyond: Pingiya’s Faith

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....

Parinirvana Day Talk

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

Tags: Death

Beyond: There is Nothing to Drop

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....

Beyond: 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....

Beyond: The Brahmin’s Questions

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

Boundless Sangha

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

Tags: Sangha

The Bodhisattva Ideal and the Bodhicitta part 4

Series on Eight Verses for Training the Mind: The Bodhisattva and the Bodhicitta - talk 4 by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre 27th October 2006.....

Tags: Sona

The Bodhisattva Ideal and the Bodhicitta part 3

Series on Eight Verses for Training the Mind: The Bodhisattva and the Bodhicitta - talk 3 by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre 13th October 2006.....

Tags: Sona

The Bodhisattva Ideal and the Bodhicitta part 2

Series on Eight Verses for Training the Mind: The Bodhisattva and the Bodhicitta - talk 2 by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre 7th October 2006.....

Tags: Sona

The Bodhisattva Ideal and the Bodhicitta

First talk in a series by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 29th September 2006.....

Tags: Sona

At Home Everywhere — Homelessness and Appreciation

At Home Everywhere - Homelessness and Appreciation by Lokabandhu from FWBO Day 2006....

Tags: fwbo

One Moment at a Time — Living Mindfully

One Moment at a Time - Living Mindfully, talk by Ratnaguna from FWBO Day 2006....

Tags: fwbo, Mindfulness

Happiness

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

Tags: Happiness

NB the talks are in reverse chro­no­lo­gical order.

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