Manchester Buddhist Centre Talks

Mahabodhi on how the Dhyanas are a path to skilful action of body, speech and mind. March 2015 The post The Dhyanas: the Path of Skilfulness appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Parami explores some of the core features of the Triratna approach to Buddhism. March 2015 The post Reflections on the Four Gifts and the Six Emphases of Triratna appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

The fourth in our series on the Sukhavati or Pure Land Sutras with Ratnaguna. February 2015 The post Adventures in the Pure Land – Trust appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Ratnaguna asks what the myth of Sukhavati actually means, and proposes an answer. February 2015 The post Adventures in the Pure Land – Naturalness appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Ratnaguna looks at beauty in the Pure Land Sutras. February 2015 The post Adventures in the Pure Land – Beauty appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

First in a four week series on the Sukhavati Sutras with Ratnaguna. This week he looks at Happiness. February 2015 The post Adventures in the Pure Land – Happiness appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Chandana gives a personal talk about death and loss at Manchester Buddhist Centre's Parinirvana Day festival, February 2015. The post Death is Certain, Life is King appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Arthapriya begins by explaining his role of president. He then encourages us to go beyond ourselves - potentially way beyond ourselves. January 2015 The post Risking it All – Sangha as Practice appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Garavachitta explores making ourselves more receptive to those aspects of the Buddha's teaching that go beyond concepts. January 2015 The post The Dance of the Dakini: How is the Dharma Transmitted? appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Arthavadin asks, as Buddhism becomes more popular in the West, is it in danger of being co-opted by consumerism? January 2015. The post The Radical Edge: Buddhism and Consumerism appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Singhashri discusses how we can liberate our mind from unhelpful habits and attachments through mindfulness. December 2014 The post Radical Embrace: Week Five appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Singhashri explores the mind and the extraordinary potential of self-awareness. November 2014 The post Radical Embrace: Week Four appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Singhashri continues her exploration, looking at Feeling and the Dhyana factors that bring pleasure and absorption in our meditation. November 2014 The post Radical Embrace: Week Three appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Singhashri introduces Insight Dialogue - a way of communicating the freshness and immediacy of direct experience. November 2014 The post Radical Embrace: Week Two appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Singhashri introduces the Radical Embrace - the possibility of opening to the full range of our experience with clarity and insight. October 2014 The post Radical Embrace: Week One appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Ratnaguna explores some texts that describe the Buddhist path in imaginative rather than conceptual terms. November 2014 The post Arts, Imagination and the Pure Lands appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Vidyamala talks about her practice of the Dharma. Talk given to women in training for ordination. August 2014 The post Going for Refuge to the Dharma Jewel: Talk Five appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Sumnadipa talks about her practice of the Dharma. Talk given to women in training for ordination, August 2014 The post Going for Refuge to the Dharma Jewel: Talk Four appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Di Kaylor, later ordained as Sarasuvanna, talks about her practice of the Dharma. August 2014 The post Going for Refuge to the Dharma Jewel: Talk Three appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.

Dayanandi talks about her practice of the Dharma to women in training for ordination, August 2014 The post Going for Refuge to the Dharma Jewel: Talk Two appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.