Manchester Buddhist Centre talks

Nov 08 2024 233 ep. 47 mins 8.2k
Manchester Buddhist Centre talks Podcast artwork

Talks given over the years at the Manchester Buddhist Centre by local and visiting teachers

  Religion & Spirituality
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Appreciating Sangharakshita

Jan 02 2020 11 mins  
Amaradaya shares his appreciation of and gratitude to Sangharakshita on a day in commemoration of his death, October 2019

Humanity is Basically One

May 15 2019 38 mins  
A talk by Acharashraddha on our Sangha Retreat at Adhisthana. Can we communicate and be friends with any other human being? What is spiritual friendship? April 2019

Religion in a Secular World

May 15 2019 48 mins  
A talk by Vishangka on our Sangha Retreat at Adhisthana. Is Buddhism a religion? What is faith? What can religion offer to humanity? April 2019

Buddhism – A Universal Religion of Humanity

May 02 2019 56 mins  
A talk by Arthavadin on our Sangha Retreat at Adhisthana. What are the existential truths the Buddha saw? What do they mean for us today? April 2019.

Disciples of the Buddha

Mar 24 2019 52 mins  
Ratnaguna tells us about the people in the Buddha’s Sangha. March 2019

The Relevance and Legacy of Dr Ambedkar

Jan 02 2019 24 mins  
Sundeep explores the life of Dr Ambedkar and his ongoing influence and significance for the Triratna Buddhist Community and the wider world. October 2018.

The Buddha beyond the Buddha

Jan 01 2019 34 mins  
Ratnaguna explores the archetypal Buddha, freed from his historical and geographical context, as found in the Mahayana sutras. October 2018

The Buddha was born as we are born

Jan 01 2019 55 mins  
Ratnaguna explores the Buddha as a human being in a particular time and context, drawing from Pali sources that help bring out his personality. October 2018

Sailing the Worldly Winds

Mar 20 2018 44 mins  
At our International Women's Day celebrations, Taravandana explores the Buddha's teachings on the Worldly Winds and how we can navigate them as women in the 21st Century. March 2018

Love and the Beauty of Broken Things

Mar 04 2018 38 mins  
Maitridevi explores how things that are broken can be given a fresh perspective through their repair, and a greater beauty revealed. March 2018.