A talk given by Amitasuri at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 23rd March 2015 at Triratna Night Amitasuri explores with us what can happen when faced with well-being, illness, age­ing and death, and looks at how the Dharma might influence our response. Amitasuri takes her Dharma practice to her work as a Buddhist Hospital Chaplain, where she supports health and well-being through pastoral, religious and spiritual care for staff, patients and their families in a number of hospitals in Greater Manchester.

Lovely talk by Dhammavijaya on happiness. He starts with the immortal lines 'Bring me sunshine, in your smile...'! Then discusses the importance of sukkha in our lives and looks at the 12 positive nidanas before asking is happiness a cause or an effect? This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in February 2017 as part of our regular Saturday Morning Sangha class.

Recognised and used creatively rather than reactively, imagination can be like a magical key in our spiritual lives. Having explored the way in which it is implicit in the Buddha's teaching on vision and transformation, Satyalila gives a poet's-eye view of the unfolding of the Mahayana tradition. We all have the 'seeds' of inspiration and transformation 'in' us, dormant until they are watered by the rain of the Dharma. NB This is the second recording in a series of four talks on 'Imagination, the Buddhist Tradition & Us'. The recording of the first talk in this series ('Imagination, the Buddha & Us') failed, but it's summarised at the start of each of the 3 subsequent talks. A full set of notes (with illustrations) of all the talks is available from http://bristol-buddhist-centre.org/listen-again-2017-talks-from-sangha-night/ .

Starting with Padmasambhava as the archetypal transformer of 'demon' energies, Satyalila unfolds her understanding of Bhante as an inspired guide to the 'beyond' and the implications of this for us. Discussing his recent 'confessional statement', she explores how we all need to rely on and stay true to our own glimpse of perfect vision, which is the spark or 'seed' of our awakening. NB This is the fourth recording in a series of four talks. The recording of the first talk in this series ('Imagination, the Buddha & Us') failed, but it's summarised at the start of each of the 3 subsequent talks and a full set of notes (with illustrations) of all the talks is available from http://bristol-buddhist-centre.org/listen-again-2017-talks-from-sangha-night/.