Manchester Buddhist Centre

How can we bring a deeper, more mythic dimension to our spiritual practice? Vajrasakhi shares some of her reflections and thoughts....

Tags: Going for Refuge, Myth, Vajrasakhi

At the end of the Rainy Season retreat, Dayanandi leads a meditation to cultivate Bodhicitta - the aspiration to enlightenment for the sake of all beings....

Tags: Bodhicitta, Dayanandi

Opening to the Suprapersonal Force of the Bodhicitta: a conversation between Dayanandi and Sona on the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 28th April 2013....

Tags: Bodhicitta, Dayanandi, Sona

A talk given by Sona on the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 27th April 2013....

Tags: Sona

Dayamala explores confession and its role in the spiritual life....

Tags: Dayamala

A talk given by Sona on the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 26th April 2013....

Tags: Sona

A talk given by Suryaka on the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 26th April 2013....

Tags: Suryaka

A talk given by Prasadu on the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 26th April 2013....

Tags: Prasadu

Between Ratnaguna and Prasadu on the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 25th April 2013....

Tags: Prasadu, Ratnaguna

Mahasraddha and Singhashri discuss the second Sagrahavastu - loving or liberating speech....

Tags: Mahasraddha, Singhashri

Dayamala introduces generosity, the first of the Sangrahavastus, or means of unification of the sangha....

Tags: Dayamala

Taravandana's talk on love in the spiritual life is followed by led meditations on loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity to help us develop these qualities.....

Tags: Meditation

Dayanandi introduces the four Sagrahavastus, or means of unification of the sangha, and discusses how we can bring them to life as we practice within the spiritual community....

Tags: Dayanandi, rainy season, sangrahavastus

Maitreyabandhu visits from London to give this talk at Manchester Buddhist Centre for the Rainy Season Urban Retreat on 20th April 2013....

Tags: Maitreyabandhu, Retreats

Ratnaguna's keynote talk introduces the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 20th April 2013....

Tags: Ratnaguna, Retreats

A talk by Dayanandi to introduce the Rainy Season Urban Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre - 20th April 2013....

Tags: Dayanandi, Retreats

In the final evening of our Sangha Night series on the Vimalakirti Nirdesa - a classic text in Mahayana Buddhism - Ratnaguna and friends recite and expound upon Chapter 7....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

The closing section of Chapter Six of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa - recited and discussed by Ratnaguna....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Vimalakirti exposes the limitations of Sariputra's understanding in this profound discourse....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Our journey into the world of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa continues in Chapter 5, The Consolation of the Invalid....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Two extracts from Chapter Three of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa, filling in some of the back story of Vimalakirti's exploits....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Ratnaguna continues his exploration of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa with an account of Chapter Three, in which we hear about the Buddha's disciples and their reluctance to visit Vimalakirti....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Ratnaguna answers questions about the Vimalakirti Nirdesa, before going through a slideshow illustrating different aspects of the text....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Ratnaguna continues his exploration of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa with a recitation of Chapter 2, Inconceivable Skilful Means....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Ratnaguna leads a meditative recitation of the first section of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

In the first of a four part series, Ratnaguna introduces the richly imaginative world of Mahayana, or 'Great Way' Buddhism, through one of its most popular texts, the Vimalakirti Nirdesa....

Tags: Mahayana, Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Mahasraddha discusses the Mahaparinibbana Sutta from the Pali Canon, drawing out events of key significance in the last days of the Buddha's life....

Tags: Death, Mahasraddha, Parinirvana

Arthaketu reflects on the Bardo Thodol, or Tibetan Book of the Dead, and explores its significance for Dharma practitioners today....

Tags: Arthaketu, Bardo Thodol, Parinirvana

Dayanandi continues the theme of Building the Buddhaland, this time with an exploration of spiritual community, or Sangha....

Tags: Buddhaland, Dayanandi, Sangha

Dayamala's keynote talk from the Building the Buddhaland launch weekend, 19th - 20th January 2013....

Tags: Buddhaland, Dayamala

As part of our 2012 Sangha Day celebrations, Carunalaka gives an engaging talk about love and interconnectedness in the spiritual life....

Talk by Ratnaprabha at the launch of his book of the same title at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 12th November 2012....

Drawing on the Pali Canon, Ratnaguna continues his exploration of the life of the historical Buddha....

Tags: Buddha, Ratnaguna

Ratnaguna draws on the Pali Canon to understand who the Buddha was and what he was like....

Tags: Five Stages, Pali Canon, Ratnaguna, Speech

Ratnaguna paints a picture of the Buddha as a teacher, an exemplar and an ideal....

Tags: Five Stages, Pali Canon, Ratnaguna

Arthaketu describes his connection with Padmasambhava, the semi-mythological great teacher of Tibet....

Tags: Arthaketu, Padmasambhava

Change your mind to change the world: in tis 2012 talk, Vidyamala speaks about the life-changing power of awareness....

Tags: Mindfulness, Vidyamala

Ratnaguna explores the meaning of Dharma - the Buddha's discovery of the truth, law, or way....

Tags: Ratnaguna

A public talk given by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 28th April 2012....

Tags: Mindfulness, Sona

The theme of this intensive urban retreat in April 2012 was the Five Stages of the Spiritual Path....

Tags: Arthaketu, Dayamala, Dayanandi, Five Stages, Ratnaguna, Sona, Vidyamala

Held by Ratnaguna and Arthaketu at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 19th April 2012 as part of the Rainy Season Retreat ....

Tags: Arthaketu, Five Stages, Ratnaguna

A talk given by Sona at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 18th April 2012 as part of the Rainy Season Retreat ....

Tags: Five Stages, Sona

A talk given by Dayamala at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 18th April 2012 as part of the Rainy Season Retreat ....

Tags: Dayamala, Five Stages

A talk on the five dimensions, principles or stages of the spiritual path, given by Ratnaguna on 14th April 2012 to begin the Rainy Season Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre....

Tags: Five Stages, Ratnaguna

Talks, discussion and led meditations from a course on the Four Brahma Viharas....

Tags: Chandana, Dayamala, Meditation, Ratnaguna

Have you ever stopped, taken stock of your life, and wondered 'what's it all about?'....

Tags: Death, Sona

Talks, chanting and led meditations from a 2012 course on living with kindness....

Tags: Chandana, Dayamala, Meditation, Ratnaguna

Priyavadita shares some reflections on death including his experience of working as a nurse in a busy A and E department....

Tags: Death, Priyavadita

Chandana leads a five stage metta bhavana meditation with an emphasis on gratitude....

Tags: Chandana, Meditation

Ratnaguna leads a five stage metta bhavana meditation with an emphasis on gratitude....

Tags: Meditation, Ratnaguna

Ratnaguna gives a commentary on the Upajjhatthana Sutta....

Tags: Ratnaguna, Scriptures

Chandana chats about Manchester Buddhist Centre, the Buddhist path and the role of meditation in adding value to life....

A talk in the series Buddhism and the Big Questions, given by Dayanandi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th November 2011....

Tags: Big Questions, Dayanandi

Where does fantasy end and imagination begin?....

Tags: Big Questions, Maitreyabandhu

Padmasambhava means the Lotus Born. He is a his­tor­ical and myth­o­lo­gical fig­ure who estab­lished Buddhism in Tibet in the eighth century....

Tags: Dayanandi, Padmasambhava

Why Pagan Shaman Buddha?....

Tags: Big Questions, Lokabandhu

From Pride to Enlightenment! How does your sexuality relate to your sense of self? ....

Tags: Big Questions, Munisha

What is peace? And what does peace mean for Buddhists? Is it just the absence of war and con­flict; guns and scream­ing? ....

Tags: Big Questions, Parami

Munisha speaks briefly on Buddhism and Peace in advance of Parami's talk on 30th July 2011....

Tags: Munisha

What is a Buddhist atti­tude to nature? Does our rela­tion­ship with nature mat­ter for the spir­itual life?....

Tags: Big Questions, Vajragupta

Vidyamala explores two oppos­ite pos­i­tions that can be taken in response to this ques­tion....

Tags: Big Questions, Vidyamala

What is the nature of Reality? And can the answer give mean­ing to human exist­ence? ....

Tags: Big Questions, Mahasraddha

Cur­riculums, exams and degrees – how do we really learn about life? The Buddhist case for truth and experience....

Tags: Big Questions, Mahabodhi

Giving ourselves to the world - in this talk Day­anandi covers the last of the five stages of the spiritual path....

Tags: Dayanandi, Five Stages

Transforming in the Light of our Vision - in this 2011 talk Dayanandi covers the fourth of the five stages of the spiritual path....

Tags: Dayanandi, Five Stages

In a talk called Approaching reality: finding gateways to the truth, Dayanandi covers the third of the five stages of the spiritual path....

Tags: Dayanandi, Five Stages

Third in a series of talks by Dayanandi on the five great stages of the spiritual path....

Tags: Dayanandi, Five Stages

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....

Tags: Dayanandi, Five Stages, Mindfulness

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....

Tags: Dayanandi, Five Stages

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.....

Tags: Big Questions, Happiness, Ratnaguna

A talk by Vishvapani to launch his book, Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One....

Tags: Gautama, Vishvapani

Chandana looks at the traumatic losses we can face in our lives, and how they can act as catalysts for positive change....

Tags: Chandana, Death

Buddhism and the Big Questions....

Tags: Big Questions, Ethics, Kavyasiddhi

Chandana talks about the Perfection of Wisdom sutras, a category of sutras in the Mahayana tradition....

Tags: Chandana, Mahayana, Scriptures

Ratnaguna speaks about his new book on reflection as a spiritual practice....

Tags: Ratnaguna

A talk by Vajragupta on the history of the Triratna Buddhist Community, formerly the FWBO....

Tags: Triratna, Vajragupta

Barbara Matthews shares her experiences of being a retreatant, in a series of talks on Work as Spiritual Practice. ....

Tags: Barbara Mathews, Retreats

Mahabodhi introduces Reginald Ray's Threefold Model In the first of a series of talks on the theme of Work as Spiritual Practice, ....

Tags: Mahabodhi, Reginald Ray, Work

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....

Tags: FWBO, Ratnaguna, Triratna

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....

Tags: FWBO, Sona, Triratna

A talk by Munisha at the fifth annual Manchester Buddhist Conference on 19th June 2010....

Tags: Munisha

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

Tags: Dayamala, Death

The ninth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on Transference of Merits and Self-Surrender....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Puja, Taravandana

The eighth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on The Heart Sutra....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Chandana, Puja

The seventh talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, on Entreaty and Supplication....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Puja, Ratnaguna

The sixth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, Rejoicing in Merits....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Buddhashanti, Puja

The fourth talk in the Sev­en­fold Puja series at Manchester Buddhist Centre, on Going For Refuge, the definitive Buddhist act....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Mahasraddha, Puja

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, Puja, Suryaka

The Sevenfold Puja - drawn from the Bodhicaryavatara - is the main devotional ceremony performed at the Manchester Buddhist Centre....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Maniraja, Puja

In a rousing talk, Vadanya introduces Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara, the first talk in a series on the Sevenfold Puja at Manchester Buddhist Centre given on 11th January 2010....

Tags: Bodhicaryavatara, Puja, Vadanya

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....

Tags: Maitreyabandhu, 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....

Tags: Maitreyabandhu, Mindfulness

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

Tags: Sona, Sudarshan

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

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

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

Tags: Bodhisattva Ideal, Mahayana, Nagapriya

The first in a series of five talks by Nagapriya on Visions of Mahayana Buddhism....

Tags: Mahayana, Nagapriya

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

Tags: Enlightenment, Sona, Wesak

Sanghanussati means 'recollection of the Sangha' ....

Tags: Ratnaguna, Sanghanussati, Sanghavandana

Although Siddhisambhava is the fundraiser in the FWBO development team, this is not a fundraising talk....

Tags: Money, Siddhisambhava

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

Tags: Buddhanussati, Ratnaguna

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, Mahabodhi

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, Parami

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, Vishvapani

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)....

Tags: FWBO, Sangharakshita

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

Tags: Dayanandi, Refuge tree

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

Tags: Refuge tree, Vidyamala

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

Tags: Refuge tree, Vidyamala

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

Tags: Refuge tree, Vidyamala

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

Tags: Ratnaguna, Refuge tree

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

Tags: Aryamati, Refuge tree

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

Tags: Padmakara, Refuge tree

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

Tags: Refuge tree, Sangharakshita, Sona

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

Tags: Kavyasiddhi, Refuge tree

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

Tags: Nietzsche, Prabhasvara, Sangharakshita

Second talk in a series, Favourite Moments of Sangharakshita, given by Shakyajata at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 29th October 2007....

Tags: Ambedkar, India, Sangharakshita, Shakyajata, TBMSG

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

Tags: Evolution, Padmakara, Sangharakshita

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, Mahabodhi, Mindfulness

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, Mahabodhi, Mindfulness

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, Mahabodhi, Mindfulness

Talk 2 in a series of talks entitled The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 10th September 2007....

Tags: Four foundations, Mahabodhi, Mindfulness

An introduction to a series of talks entitled The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, given by Mahabodhi at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 3rd September 2007....

Tags: Four foundations, Mahabodhi, Mindfulness

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

Tags: Just sitting, Meditation, Prabhasvara

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

Tags: Just sitting, Meditation, Prabhasvara

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

Tags: Just sitting, Meditation, Prabhasvara

Talk 2 in a series Doing Nothing is Hard Work, given by Tejananda at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 2nd July 2007....

Tags: Just sitting, Meditation, Tejananda

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

Tags: Just sitting, Meditation, Prabhasvara, Work

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

Tags: Just sitting, Meditation, Prabhasvara

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....

Tags: Six Paramitas, Vidyamala, Wisdom

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

Tags: Ratnaguna, Six Paramitas

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....

Tags: Mahasraddha, Six Paramitas

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....

Tags: Six Paramitas, Suryaka

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

Tags: Ethics, Six Paramitas, Vajramudita

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

Tags: Generosity, Mokshajyoti, Six Paramitas

Mahasraddha's final talk in the series, Buddhism, Science, Philosophy, and Consciousness....

Tags: Mahasraddha

Mahasraddha's third talk in the series, Buddhism, Science, Philosophy, and Consciousness - this week it's Buddhism and Consciousness....

Tags: Mahasraddha

Week 2 of 4 in the series, Buddhism, Science, Philosophy, and Consciousness....

Tags: Mahasraddha

First in a series of four talks by Mahasraddha on Buddhism, science, philosophy, and consciousness....

Tags: Mahasraddha

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

Tags: Death, Parami

Fourth talk in the series Beyond, on the last chapter of the Sutta Nipata, given by Ratnaguna at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 16th February 2007....

Tags: Ratnaguna

There is Nothing to Drop by Ratnaguna, third talk in a series, Beyond, at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 9th February 2007....

Tags: Ratnaguna

Drop Everything by Ratnaguna, second talk in a series, Beyond, at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 26th January 2007....

Tags: Ratnaguna

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

Tags: Ratnaguna

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

Tags: Ratnaguna, Sangha

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....

Tags: Bodhicitta, Bodhisattva Ideal, Sona

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

Tags: Bodhicitta, Bodhisattva Ideal, Sona

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

Tags: Bodhicitta, Bodhisattva Ideal, Sona

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

Tags: Bodhicitta, Bodhisattva Ideal, Sona

At Home Everywhere - Homelessness and Appreciation, talk given in Manchester by Lokabandhu on FWBO Day 2006....

Tags: FWBO, Lokabandhu

One Moment at a Time - Living Mindfully, talk given in Manchester by Ratnaguna on FWBO Day 2006....

Tags: FWBO, Mindfulness, Ratnaguna

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

Tags: Happiness, Ratnaguna