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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreOn 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.
Read morePlease 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.
Read moreOn 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.
Read moreNalanda 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.
Read moreDaily postings on Facebook, Nalanda Bulletin & Website, Dhamma videos & articles and more are all within the purview of the Communications Centre at Nalanda. These mediums reach out to the community with Dhamma content and opportunities to join educational programmes. To strengthen this outreach platform, Nalanda Communications Centre welcomed new members on Saturday 11 January to further enhance its initiatives.
Read moreWe invite you to register for a One-day Meditation Workshop led by Bro. Tan Siang Chye, a dedicated practitioner with many years of meditation experience. Held on a public holiday, this workshop is designed to help participants deepen their Vipassana practice and enhance their intensive retreat experience for optimal results.
Read moreWe invite you to join us tomorrow for a review by Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama on the book authored by him – “A Buddhist Reflects on Ending Pain, Feeling Joy”. Organised by Pustaka Nalanda, the ‘Meet the Author’ session will start at 2.30pm at Nalanda Centre.
Read moreSunday 12 January marked the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the 1st Theravada Bhikkhuni Sima, Nunnery and Dhamma Training Centre of Ariya Vihara at Kwasa Damansara, Selangor. Nalanda leaders and members joined dozens of Buddhist community leaders and supporters in this milestone event, on the land which was gazetted for this use on 18 March 2021 by the State Government.
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