Nalanda Free School classes started in earnest yesterday (Thursday, 2 January) at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang and NEO Centre Happy Garden, Kuala Lumpur. Sessions run from Mondays to Fridays with passionate volunteer teachers guiding small numbers of students in each class, to enable maximum student-teacher interaction.
Read moreWe are pleased to announce the launching of Nalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia’s new multimedia channel – Nalanda TV.
Read moreOn New Year’s Eve, all members of Nalanda Dharma School came together for the School reunion of the year. This was the day where all members reflect and rejoice over the School’s achievements. It was also to celebrate the contributions and progress made by students throughout the year.
Read more2013 had been an enriching year for Nalanda. We at Nalanda would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation for your fervent support towards Nalanda’s education mission. We are hopeful that 2014 will ride on the growth that we experienced in 2013; we look ahead to another year of reaching out and enriching lives. We wish you and your family good health, happiness, and peace. Happy New Year 2014!
Read moreSince Sunday 29 December, Nalanda Dharma School students have been staying in at Nalanda Centre to prepare for their big event of the year – the “School Honour’s Day”! Both seniors and juniors from the School have worked hard in preparing a great show tonight as a gesture of appreciation to parents, supporters and benefactors who had supported the school throughout the year.
Read moreA team of 13 Nalandians, led by Sis. Sunanda Ong the Director of Nalanda Dharma School (NDS), had a fruitful Dhammaduta tour to Kelantan over the Christmas holidays. The tour programme included a “Teenagers’ Learning Camp” and a “Dhamma School Teachers’ Workshop”, both jointly organized by NDS and Persatuan Buddhis Wakaf Bharu.
Read moreOn Saturday 28 December, a group of Nalandians participated in “24-hour Metta – Illuminating the World with Metta” event at Samadhi Vihara, Shah Alam to radiate loving kindness for world peace, stability and harmony. The Nalandian team was led by Deputy President, Bro Lee Teck Beng.
Read moreOn Sunday 22 December, Nalandians and devotees were privileged to attend a talk by Dr. Phang Cheng Kar, a practising psychiatrist and a popular Dharma speaker. The title of his talk was ‘Managing the 8 Winds of Change with Equanimity’. In his introduction, Dr. Phang mentioned that all men are subjected to 4 desirable conditions, Gain (labho), Fame (yaso), Praise (pasamsa), and Happiness (sukha), as well as 4 undesirable conditions namely, Loss (alabho), Defame (ayaso), Blame (ninda), and Unhappiness (dukkha). Read more
Nine years ago today, on 26 December 2004, a massive earthquake off Sumatra triggered a Tsunami that swept across 14 countries and killed a quarter million people. It was among the worst natural disasters in human history. But the aftermath of the tragedy saw an outpouring of compassion and donation, which brought out the best aspects of humanity.
Read moreIn conjunction with Bro. Tan’s visit to Kedah, the Pro-tem Committee of Nalanda Kedah Branch met with him on Sunday, 22 December in Sungai Petani to discuss upcoming programmes for next year. In 2014, the committee agreed that they need to build two things – firstly the Nalanda Northern team (people), and secondly the NEO Centre in Sungai Petani (temple).
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