On 10 March, Nalanda Dhamma School organised a Parenting Workshop for parents and facilitators to explore effective strategies in understanding and connecting with our children. Dhamma speaker and counsellor, Bro. Ooi Boon Keat started with an exercise to list out our expectations towards our children and vice versa. Parents realised that our expectations greatly outweigh that of our childrens’ capabilities and reflected that we must be realistic to avoid causing unnecessary stress and conflicts.
Read moreOn 13 April 2019, Nalanda Buddhist Society will be celebrating ‘Earth Day’ by planting more trees at Wisdom Park. Nicknamed the “Green Warriors of Wisdom Park”, groups of volunteers have been planting local forest trees there almost every weekend since 12 months ago. As of 31 March 2019, 402 trees and hundreds of shrubs have been planted, making the campus grounds truly pleasant as well as rehabilitating its environmental vitality.
Read moreMental calmness and clarity are among the conditions we need to achieve peace and happiness in life. Learn how you can reduce mental clutter and increase resilience at the “Meditation Day” for youths on Saturday, 11 May. This beginner-friendly one-day retreat is open to youths from 16 to 29 years old.
Read moreOn 2 March, Nalandians spent their Saturday morning meaningfully at Taman O.U.G. and Happy Garden markets in the Pindacāra programme. The programme has been held every first Saturday of the month since 2012 to create awareness on giving alms and the right way to support Sangha members.
Read moreFrom 22 to 24 March, 30 undergraduates from Nottingham University Buddhist Society (NBS) immersed themselves in a learning camp at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang. The theme of the camp was ‘Yellow Brick Road’, symbolizing one’s journey to true happiness.
Read moreOn 13 April 2019, Nalanda Buddhist Society will be celebrating ‘Earth Day’ by planting more trees at Wisdom Park. Nicknamed the “Green Warriors of Wisdom Park”, groups of volunteers have been planting local forest trees there almost every weekend since 12 months ago. As of 31 March 2019, 402 trees and hundreds of shrubs have been planted, making the campus grounds truly pleasant as well as rehabilitating its environmental vitality.
Read moreOn Sunday 10 March, Nalanda was honoured to host Venerable N. Jinananda, the President of Buddhist Monks’ Council of Canada for a Dhamma talk. Venerable shared that the teachings of the Buddha is based on respect for oneself and others. After His Enlightenment, the Buddha gazed at the Bodhi tree out of gratitude, a teaching to us to bear respectful mindsets even for inanimate objects.
Read moreOn 3 March, Bro. Benny Liow gave a Dhamma talk on ‘Cultivating Respect’ at Nalanda Centre. In Latin, re spectum means ‘to look more carefully’. Thus, to respect someone is to know them better, to look at their good qualities, and where appropriate, to honour those qualities. The Buddha said that the ability to give respect is in itself a great blessing.
Read moreOn 12 February, we hosted 12 venerable monks visiting Malaysia from Sri Lanka. Led by Venerable Nandaloka Thero, the venerables toured Nalanda Centre and K. Sri Dhammananda Centre. They were also introduced to the objectives of Wisdom Park at the exhibition gallery.
Read moreOn 23 January, Nalanda Centre hosted friends visiting us for the first time from Vihara Dhamma Mulia, Batam. Warmly welcomed by Sis. Nandini Tan and Nalanda officers, they were brought on a tour around Nalanda Centre, K. Sri Dhammananda Centre and Wisdom Park Exhibition.
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