It was another fruitful outing for 54 National Service (NS) trainees who attended Service Sunday at Nalanda Centre on 16 February. Their arrival was warmly greeted by Nalanda youths, who have for the past two months organised a series of interesting activities which aimed at sharing basic Dhamma knowledge with the trainees.
Read moreOn Sunday 16 February, a ‘Svagatam ’ * induction programme was held for parents of new Nalanda Dharma School students registered for 2014. The 6-session programme aims to equip participants with the essential knowledge on living in accordance with the Dhamma, and also to provide an avenue for parents to share their thoughts and views.
Read moreOn Sunday 16 February, Bro. Tan Huat Chye delivered an insightful Dhamma Talk on ‘Respect’, one of Nalanda’s Eight Core Values, during Service Sunday.
Read moreThe ‘kalyana mitta’ graduates of BPS302 met for another fruitful session of “Dhamma Chat” on 15 February. Following the long Lunar New Year celebrations and family reunions, the topic of discussion evolved around what constitute real “blessing” and “auspiciousness”.
Read moreAfter a long Lunar New Year break, participants of F.U.N. reunited for another spirited session at Nalanda Centre. This programme encourages positive interaction, learning and joy.
Read moreNalanda organised another Pindacāra programme at the Seri Kembangan morning market on Saturday, 15 February. It was a joyful occasion witnessing members of the public taking turns to respectfully offer alms-food to venerable monks.
Read moreWe welcome you to join us at Nalanda Centre in tonight’s Uposatha Pūja starting at 8pm. Today happens to be the religiously significant ‘Māgha Pūja ’ Day. ‘Māgha ’ is the name of a month in the Buddhist calendar; hence ‘Māgha Pūja ’ is observed on the full-moon day of that month.
Read moreOn Sunday 9 February, Bro. Tan gave an uplifting Dhamma Talk on the Buddhist concept of filial-piety. In Chinese philosophy and culture, filial-piety (孝道) is greatly valued and highly esteemed. Ancient stories about filial children revering and caring for their parents are widely known and often repeated.
Read moreOn Sunday 9 February, an in-house ‘Emceeing & Facilitating Skills’ training for Nalanda officers was held at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang. The training was conducted by Mr. T. P. Lim, a well-known TV host and emcee in Malaysia. Also participating was Mr. Ryan Thoo, a young professional emcee, who shared his emceeing experience with Nalandians.
Read moreArticle by Lim Yee Wan | Photographs by Gan Jia Cheng
On Sunday 9 February, Nalanda Dharma School (NDS) organised a traditional “Tea Ceremony” at Nalanda Centre in conjunction with the Lunar New Year. The purpose for the ceremony was for children to express gratitude towards their parents. It was indeed heart-warming to see children bowing reverentially to their parents and hugging them, showing much gratitude and appreciation for their parents’ love, care and sacrifice.
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