Nalanda Dhamma School students have been revving up their creativity and collaboration to prepare for the Family Fun Fair. This year’s Fun Fair, which will be held on Sunday, 28 July from 9am to 4pm, aims to raise funds for the construction of ‘Wisdom Park’ – an educational facility to train competent Dhamma teachers and leaders, and to expand the operations of Nalanda Institute, Dhamma School and Free School.
Read moreFor the past two weekends, Nalandians visited charitable homes to deliver food and supplies to the children and residents of ‘Pusat Jagaan Beribuan Kasih’ and ‘Persatuan Kebajikan Amal Da-Ai Malaysia’. As part of Nalanda Family Fun Fair’s objectives towards community-service, we reach out to charitable homes every year and present necessary provisions to support their good work in caring for those in need.
Read moreOn Wednesday 19 June, twenty-five meditators checked in at K. Sri Dhammananda Centre to attend a meditation retreat conducted by Venerable Gavesi. After receiving clear instructions from Venerable on how to start, participants commenced their practice, alternating between sitting and walking meditation to hone their mindfulness for the next 5 days.
Read moreNalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’ brings the entire community together every year, to support the singular mission of holistic education. This year’s fair is on 28 July and funds raised will be used for the construction of ‘Wisdom Park’ – an educational facility to train competent Dhamma teachers and leaders, and to expand the operations of Nalanda Institute, Dhamma School and Free School.
Read moreFrom 14 to 16 June, 33 participants gathered at Mitraville Meditation Centre in Kundasang, Sabah, for Sutta-Learning Retreat conducted by Nalanda founder Bro Tan. The participants came from several local Buddhist societies to learn the popular Karanīya Mettā Sutta (Sutta Nipata 1.8) to deepen their understanding of each Pāli verse for spiritual growth.
Read moreOn Wednesday 12 June, Ven. Dr. S. Pemaratana, Abbot of Pittsburgh Buddhist Centre, U.S.A., delivered a Dhamma talk on how to cultivate mental well-being. In the talk, he shared five skilful techniques taught by the Buddha to remove unwholesome thoughts: (1) replace them with wholesome thoughts; (2) reflect on the consequences of being unwholesome; (3) disregard the unwholesome thoughts; (4) to contemplate causes and conditions; and (5) to crush the unwholesome thoughts with our will.
Read moreOver the past few weeks, Nalandians have been gearing up for the Nalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’ (FFF) which will be held on 28 July this year. Funds raised will be used to support the construction of ‘Wisdom Park’ – a well-equipped campus to train integral and competent teachers and leaders, and to expand the operations of Nalanda Dhamma School and Free School.
Read moreOn Wednesday 22 May, Nalanda Centre was honoured to host Ven. Alokavamsa from Indonesia for a Dhamma talk during his transit in Kuala Lumpur. Venerable talked about the pursuit of two types of happiness – “delusional happiness” and “real happiness”.
Read moreNalanda is hosting a 5-day non-residential Meditation Retreat guided by Venerable Gavesi from 19 to 23 June. We look forward to welcoming all meditators registered for the retreat to K. Sri Dhammananda Centre this Wednesday. Participants are reminded to bring along a shawl or jacket as the retreat will be held in an air-conditioned hall. We also encourage you to bring a notebook, stationery, water bottle and thermal flask for your use during the retreat.
Read moreFathers are the silent heroes in our lives, who provide for the family and guide us to be good and upright. Steadfast and dependable, they are our pillars of strength who give us shelter and courage. Bearing deep gratitude in our hearts, let us thank all fathers whose dedication and care towards our well-being is relentless. Thank you, fathers!
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