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

Weaving in personal reflections about his own near-death experience, Mahasraddha asks us to look again at our own lives and to appreciate life’s preciousness.

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 17th February 2013, as part of the Parinirvana festival weekend.

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

How can we make the most of the significant moments in life – the bardos, or “betweens” – and use them to help us see reality more clearly?

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 16th February 2013, as part of the Parinirvana festival weekend.

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

How do we balance the individual and collective aspects of the spiritual life?

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre as part of our Building the Buddhaland launch week­end, 19th — 20th January 2013.

It’s a land where all aspects of life are touched and trans­formed by the wisdom and com­pas­sion of the Buddha, created by people practising together and sharing a common vis­ion, their highest ideals.

Building the Buddhaland is Manchester Buddhist Centre’s theme for 2013.

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Dayamala’s keynote talk from the Building the Buddhaland launch weekend, 19th – 20th January 2013

She explores how we can collectively create a Buddhaland, where everything becomes an aid in the quest for Enlightenment.

Building the Buddhaland is Manchester Buddhist Centre’s theme for 2013.

It’s a land where all aspects of life are touched and trans­formed by the wisdom and com­pas­sion of the Buddha, created by people practising together and sharing a common vis­ion, their highest ideals.

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

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 25th November 2012

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

Ratnaprabha, from the West London Buddhist Centre, gave this talk on the Buddhist view of the mind in a Sangha Night series on spiritual rebirth

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

Here Ratnaguna recounts the Buddha’s meeting with Angulimala – the man with a necklace made of human fingers.

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 5th November 2012 in the third of a number of talks on the Buddha, within a Sangha Night series on spiritual rebirth.

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

This talk focuses on the Abhaya Sutta, a discourse to Prince Abhaya, dealing with principles of communication and speech.

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 29th October 2012 in the second of a number of talks on the Buddha, within a Sangha Night series on spiritual rebirth.

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

What was the Buddha like? What kind of person was he? Ratnaguna draws on the Pali Canon to explore these questions.

Talk given on 22nd October 2012 at Manchester Buddhist Centre, as part of a lengthy Sangha Night series on spiritual rebirth.

Here Ratnaguna introduces a number of talks focussing on the Buddha.

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

Includes stories of Padmasambhava’s life, reflections and song.

Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Padmasambhava Day, 7th October 2012.

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