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Appreciating Sangharakshita
















































Amaradaya shares his appreciation of and gratitude to Sangharakshita, garnered through a decade of editing videos of him in Clear Vision as well as contact with him and those who knew him. A day in commemoration of the death of Sangharakshita, 30th October 2019.















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Humanity is Basically One


















































A talk given by Acharashraddha on Manchester Buddhist Centre’s Sangha Retreat at Adhisthana, 21st April 2019.

Can we communicate and be friends with any other human being? What is spiritual friendship?

The theme of the retreat was Why I am a Buddhist based on a quote of Sangharakshita’s, given in India in the 1980s. See Why I am a Buddhist – pdf format

Using this as the starting point, three aspects of his quote were explored in three talks:

Buddhism as a universal religion of humanity: What are the existential truths the Buddha saw What do they mean for us today?

Humanity is basically one: Can we communicate and be friends with any other human being? What is spiritual friendship?

The place of religion in a secular world: Is Buddhism a religion? What is faith? What can religion offer to humanity?









































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Religion in a Secular World


















































A talk given by Vishangka on Manchester Buddhist Centre’s Sangha Retreat at Adhisthana, 22nd April 2019.

Is Buddhism a religion? What is faith? What can religion offer to humanity?

The theme of the retreat was Why I am a Buddhist based on a quote of Sangharakshita’s, given in India in the 1980s. See Why I am a Buddhist – pdf format

Using this as the starting point, three aspects of his quote were explored in three talks:

Buddhism as a universal religion of humanity: What are the existential truths the Buddha saw? What do they mean for us today?

Humanity is basically one: Can we communicate and be friends with any other human being? What is spiritual friendship?

The place of religion in a secular world: Is Buddhism a religion? What is faith? What can religion offer to humanity?









































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Buddhism – A Universal Religion of Humanity


















































A talk given by Arthavadin on Manchester Buddhist Centre’s Sangha Retreat at Adhisthana, 20th April 2019.

What are the existential truths the Buddha saw? What do they mean for us today?

The theme of the retreat was Why I am a Buddhist based on a quote of Sangharakshita’s, given in India in the 1980s. See Why I am a Buddhist – pdf format

Using this as the starting point, three aspects of his quote were explored in three talks:

Buddhism as a universal religion of humanity: What are the existential truths the Buddha saw What do they mean for us today?

Humanity is basically one: Can we communicate and be friends with any other human being? What is spiritual friendship?

The place of religion in a secular world: Is Buddhism a religion? What is faith? What can religion offer to humanity?









































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Disciples of the Buddha
















































In this talk, given at the Men’s Gathering in March 2019, Ratnaguna tells us about the people in the Buddha’s Sangha. Who were they? What can we learn from their different personalities? And what is discipleship?









































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