One of the foundations of the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order are the ideas born from the clarity of thought of its founder Sangharakshita.These ideas have been essential to the development of this new Buddhist movement and affect the lives of thousands of people around the world.On 16th July 1996, at the opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre, Sangharakshita presented some of his latest thinking. In particular, with his accustomed clarity and wit, he spoke about intellect, emotion and will as aspects of the individual who Goes for Refuge and how all three are essential in order to live the spiritual life.