Nalanda Buddhist Society

26 January 2025

CNY short film releases tomorrow

What is the most valuable gift we can bring home this Lunar New Year?  NalandaTV presents you a short film “Bring Home Something of Value”, releasing tomorrow 27 January 2025 at 8pm.

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25 January 2025

Eight Blessings series #2 – harmony and togetherness at reunions

Every year, families come together on the eve of the Lunar New Year for the ‘Reunion Dinner’, a must-have before we welcome the new year. My family looks forward to this gathering with our loved ones because it is not just another meal; it is an intrinsic representation of family values and blessings.

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25 January 2025

Free School teachers’ meet to prepare for 2025

Nalanda Free School teachers just finished their meeting this afternoon to prepare for the new academic year before the Lunar New Year break. The meeting, led by Nalanda Free School Principal, Dr. Ng Chwee Fang, discussed upcoming Free School programmes to ensure everyone is given ample time to prepare.

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24 January 2025

Youths’ mindful hike with good friends

On Sunday 12 January, Nalanda Youth Centre brought its Youth Sunday Service outdoors with a mindful hike for the group to connect with nature at Bukit Serdang and strengthen bonds of friendship to start the year well.

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23 January 2025

Lunar New Year ‘8 Blessings’ series

The Lunar New Year is exactly a week away and many look forward to this new beginning and time together with family and friends. To commemorate this festival, we are pleased to share a series of articles & a NalandaTV production on ‘8 Blessings’ for our reflection to enhance the celebrations to welcome the Year of the Wood Snake.

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22 January 2025

Giving with happiness before, during and after

The virtue of ‘Giving’ is the the first step on the path to liberation, helping to purify the mind.  The immediate effect of calm and relinquishment yields much joy just as we had witnessed at the pindacāra (monks on alms-round) last Saturday 18 January at Seri Kembangan markets. Eagerly and respectfully, stall vendors and market-goers prepared and extended their offerings to venerable monks who walked the alms route serenely. 

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21 January 2025

Leadership exchange on engaging volunteers with BUBS

On Sunday 12 January, Nalanda leaders welcomed Bandar Utama Buddhist Society's President Bro. John Lee and their core leaders for a learning exchange on how to recruit, manage and engage volunteers who are crucial in spiritual organisations. Nalanda President Sis. Buddhini Tan led the exchange together with the Secretariat, Volunteer Management and Training & Enhancement Team.

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20 January 2025

Nalanda Centre closed for Chinese New Year

Please note that Nalanda Centre, Youth Centre and Pustaka Nalanda (the Library) in Sri Serdang will be closed for a week from Sunday, 26 January to Sunday, 2 February in conjunction with Lunar New Year celebrations.  Nalanda Centre will reopen on Monday, 3 February at 10 am.

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19 January 2025

Young Working Adults discuss wise associations at work

On Tuesday 14 January, the Young Working Adults gathered for their first meeting of 2025 at the Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden. The youths joyfully reunited with good friends and meet new friends to continue in their learning to apply Dhamma at the workplace with Bro. Lee Kong Foo, who shared about associating with the wise to build meaningful connections at work.

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18 January 2025

Register for 2025 free school classes now

Nalanda Free School tuition class schedules for the coming 2025 academic year at Sri Serdang and Johor Bahru are available at https://www.nalanda.org.my/free-school/ , covering core subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science. The School, established in 2010, has been providing free tuition, quality teaching, personal attention, and other educational support to academically weak and needy students.

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