On Monday we looked at what the Buddha has to say about contentment - particularly in relation to sense pleasure/sexual desire. There’s nothing wrong with pleasure, and we’re invited to be honest about how we go about getting it, and whether it’s completely satisfying. Tricky questions… One of the defining features of the dharma is asking tricky questions - there are no rules, simply principles and observations which we are invited to consider and see how they apply to us....
From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Tue, 10 Jun, 2014 - 14:31Everyone in the MBC in shock and deeply saddened at the news that our much loved friend and colleague, Stan Kukalowicz, has died. Our love and thoughts go out to his wife, Trish, his family and friends. He’ll be greatly missed.
The word ethics can get a funny response; a sense of being told what to do and all that…
Buddhist based ethics is much simpler; it makes observations about how the world works and invites us to examine our own lives and see if they ring true.
Come along and see whether this simple approach to living a life that brings happiness to ourselves and others works for you.
We want things to be different, that is the force that drives growth but can also be a source of pain. How does the Dharma help us relate to our experience, including the difficult aspects, and help us transform those difficulties into wisdom.
For the centres Buddha Day celebration this year, we explored the theme of Mara Vijaya in our own practice. This was one of 3 talks given by the centre Chairman Dhammavijaya
Fantastic Mitra Ceremonies last night at the MBC - welcoming 7 new Mitras to the Manchester sangha! Sadhu to Jan, Kevin, Lucie, Leticia, Elaine, Kate and Laura!
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...
