Nalanda Founder Bro. Tan undertook a 5-day tour to Singapore earlier this month and gave several teachings to various groups, including to members of Buddhist Fellowship, Firefly Mission, undergraduate fellowship, and at the Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society (BDMS). Bro. Tan also visited Ven. H Gunaratana and Ven. B Dhammaratana at the Buddhist Library, as well as Ven. S Dhammika at BDMS. It was a fruitful trip as he was fully engaged with many Dhamma activities.
Read moreOver the last weekend, Nalanda officers gathered at our ‘spiritual home’ in Sri Serdang for a ground-breaking workshop on the ‘Nalanda Education Model’, presented by Founder Bro. H S Tan. The workshop was truly a great learning experience for everyone, especially for teachers, facilitators, and coordinators of Nalanda’s educational programmes.
Read more11 December 2013 marks the second anniversary of Nalanda’s first branch facility – the NEO Centre in Happy Garden. We would like to thank all volunteers and devotees for your kind support, services, contributions and encouragement given us over the past two years.
Read moreSince early this morning, Nalandian officers have been arriving at our ‘spiritual home’ – Nalanda Centre, to attend the 2-day Nalanda Education Workshop. In the first session from 10am to 12pm, Bro.Tan introduced the concept of “Essential Education” that will form the basis for Nalanda’s educational programmes for the next 20 years.
Read more“Season 2” of Nalanda Youth Centre’s “Fellowship Undergraduate Network” (F.U.N.) continues with much learning, sharing, and enjoyment every Saturday evening. The 3rd and 4th sessions were held recently (on 30 November and 7 December respectively) at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang. Undergraduates from several public and private universities in the Klang Valley took part in those sessions.
Read moreOn Saturday 30 November, Bro. Tan was invited to Buddhist Fellowship Singapore to conduct a commentarial course on ‘Mangala Sutta’ (the famous “Discourse on Highest Blessings”). 150 participants from 6 countries, including 14 Nalandians from Serdang and Johor Bahru, took part in the day-long course. Read more
On Sunday 8 December, Ayya Susīla gave two uplifting talks to Nalandians. The first talk was at Nalanda Centre, “From Darkness to Light“, and the second one in Mandarin was at NEO Centre Happy Garden, “如何面对生活中的烦恼”. Devotees were delighted with the simple and easy-going way of Ayya’s Dhamma teaching. Nalanda’s Deputy President Bro. Lee Teck Beng and Nalanda KL Branch Deputy Chairman Bro. Rudy Gan, together with many other officers, were at Nalanda to receive Ayya Susīla. Sadhu!
Read moreOn Saturday 7 December, Nalanda volunteers and devotees participated joyfully in our monthly Pindacāra (monks going on alms-round) at Taman O.U.G. and Happy Garden morning markets. We were very honoured to receive 3 senior monks on alms-round, including the Abbot of Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple Ven. Sri Saranankara Nayaka Thero, and Abbot of Tusita Hermitage Ven. U Mangala.
Read moreOver the past weekend on 7 – 8 December, the Director of Nalanda Dharma School (NDS) Sis. Sunandā Ong led 4 NDS facilitators (Sis. Sugandhā, Sis. Sadhikā, Sis. Hui Shien and Bro. Willie) on a visit to NEO Centre Johor Bahru. The NDS team had several insightful discussions with Nalanda Johor Branch members on “Quality Volunteer Service“.
Read moreNalanda Johor Bahru Branch members had a very enlightening and enjoyable 4-day study tour to Kedah and Perlis, from 22 – 25 November. The entourage left NEO Centre in JB on 22 November and stopped over for lunch at our ‘spiritual home’ – Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang. The group of 30 participants also visited the Buddhist Maha Vihara in Kuala Lumpur for a familiarization tour, thereafter left for Sungai Petani in Kedah. Read more