From Buddhist Action Month 2014 on Thu, 5 Jun, 2014 - 20:27“As Buddhists we are meant, we are urged to direct metta towards all living beings. That doesn’t just mean all human beings, it means all animals, insects, plants, birds, beasts of every kind. So this is the basis, we may say, of our ecological concern as Buddhists: we wish well towards all living beings.”
(The Next Twenty Years, WBO Day 1988)
“It is not that you just sit on your meditation mat radiating metta towards the world...
“Have you not seen, O have you not seen, This has been man’s fate, how can you alone live forever? Thinking of this, my heart always feels torn; You, too, are like the sun going down behind the western mountains, Or a living corpse whose span of life is nearly over. Futile would be my stay in the capital; Away, away, I must go…” -Kukai; 8th Century Japanese Buddhist
Ratnagarbha reviews the life’s work of one of the most profound, and original poets of the modern world. A poet with a deeply felt spiritual vision which encompasses the whole of European history.
Any would-be reviewer of this large volume is in danger of falling into abashed silence. What can one say about the life’s work of the person...
From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Thu, 5 Jun, 2014 - 12:57The third talk from the International Retreat. Mokshini on the tensions and dilemmas in acting ethically - both individually and collectively as a Buddhist Community…
From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Wed, 4 Jun, 2014 - 13:45The second talk from the International Retreat - Vaddhaka’s amazing talk on ‘Going Beyond Capitalism’. Touched a real nerve amongst the International Retreatants - one of the very few times I’ve seen a standing ovation for a Buddhist talk! See what you think…
June is Buddhist Action Month, where Buddhist groups across the country are encouraged to engage in collective actions for the benefit of others, especially ones that benefit the environment or society. We will be exploring how we might contribute during the weekly, Friday night sessions, based on themes of ‘the centre’, ‘in our daily lives’, ‘in the community’ and ‘for the world’. Participate in a range of Sangha projects, events and collective...
From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Tue, 3 Jun, 2014 - 13:41First of the three talks from the recent International Retreat. Vajragupta on ‘The Bodhisattva’s Reply’ - our respnse to the cries of the world…
