To commemorate Earth Day at Nalanda Centre, join us this Sunday to upkeep our surrounding neighbourhood and “Taman Sari Nandanavana”, a community gardening initiative started in 2009 to green and beautify our environment. Through the years, volunteers have planted trees and flowering shrubs in this ‘garden of joyful delight’, enhancing the surroundings of Nalanda Centre and K. Sri Dhammananda Centre.
Read moreWe joyfully invite you to join a Dhamma talk on Wednesday 24 April by Ven. Ayya Santinī, Abbess of Wisma Kusalayani in West Java. Let us come together at Nalanda Centre for the evening service which starts at 8pm to learn from Ayya Santinī, a well-regarded meditation teacher and Dhamma speaker from Indonesia. All are welcome!
Read moreThe 10th National Nalanda Members’ Convention concluded yesterday 13 April, with heartfelt aspirations and encouragement to charge forward together towards a Buddhist missionary.
Read moreNew Year celebrations abound this week in many parts of Asia – including India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, and many Malaysians of Indian origin, too. Nalanda Buddhist Society wishes all venerable monks, our teachers and friends a blessed and joyous new year. May your celebrations be harmonious and meaningful with your loved ones. Happy New Year!
Read moreWe are pleased to inform the community that Nalanda Centre re-opens at 8am on Sunday 14 April, after the completion of the 10th National Nalanda Members’ Convention today. We look forward to welcome you for the following programmes at 9am tomorrow.
Read moreWe joyfully invite you to join us on Wednesday, 17 April at Nalanda Centre to learn and reflect on Dhamma with Venerable Ajahn Kusalo, the abbot of Bodhinyanarama Monastery in Wellington, New Zealand. The programme will commence at 8pm with offerings and evening chanting. We look forward to welcome you.
Read moreIn conjunction with Nalanda’s 10th National Members’ Convention, Nalanda Centre and Pustaka Nalanda will be closed for 4 days from Wednesday 10 April. The Centre and Library will be reopened on Sunday, 14 April at 8am, and we welcome you to join us for the Morning Service at 9am.
Read moreOn Sunday 31 March, we welcomed Ven. Cunda and Ajahn Bodhidhaja to Wisdom Park for a short visit. Both monks are from Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia and had just conducted meditation retreats in Johor Bahru and Klang Valley. An opportune meeting, participants of the 2nd National Camp for Dhamma School Teachers warmly greeted venerable sirs and listened carefully to their words of advice.
Read moreIn the past two weeks, participants of the ‘Happy Young Adults’ programme have been learning and reflecting on their journey at work and in life with Bro. Lee Kong Foo, a Nalanda leader and a senior manager in a multinational corporation. Sharing his insights and personal experiences, the participants learned more about achieving success with purpose and satisfaction.
Read moreFrom 28 to 31 March, over 100 teachers and volunteers from communities across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, immersed themselves in joyful learning and service at the 2nd National Camp for Dhamma School Teachers. Co-organised by Nalanda Buddhist Society and Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia, this gathering of like-minded teachers explored "Education of the Heart", a holistic approach to spiritual and personal development that encompasses not just intellectual understanding, but also the cultivation of virtues and qualities that lead to the transformation of the heart.
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