News & Updates

3 September 2012

Visit by friends from Metta Lodge Johor

After a fruitful discussion and healthy dinner at Nalanda Book Cafe, it was smiles all round! It was a delightful weekend spent with our new friends from Metta Lodge, Johor Bahru.  Most being Sunday Dhamma School teachers, the main theme of the sharing sessions centred around the Nalanda Dharma School education model and how it works.  Indeed, “the heart of education is education of the heart!”

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2 September 2012

K Sri Dhammananda Memorial Day

31 August 2012 marked the sixth anniversary of the passing away of Nalanda’s late Spiritual Advisor, Most Venerable Dr. K Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Thero.  Bro. H S Tan gave a Dhamma teaching on this day in honour of the late Venerable.  He shared the following Burmese saying: Cool is the shade of a tree; Cooler than that is the shade of Parents; And even cooler still, is the shade of Teachers. 

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31 August 2012

Nalanda’s Merdeka Day Message 2012

As we celebrate our nation’s 55th Independence Day, let us be thankful and reflective on all the blessings we have so far enjoyed.  Admittedly Malaysia is not paradise, nor is it the ‘best’, nor ‘safest’, nor ‘happiest’ country in the world.  That’s all very subjective.  Still, there is much for us to celebrate, such as our climate, our fertile land, our abundant resources, our cultural diversity, and our wonderful people.

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30 August 2012

Exemplary Nalandian – Ooi Choong Li

Interviewed by Yap Sze Yinn I do not often take the time to listen to other people’s stories, but the story of one of Nalanda’s dedicated volunteers has amazed me with his spirit and strong will to serve the community. Bro. Ooi Choong Li is one of Nalanda’s first volunteer Dharma School facilitators who is still serving this position five years later.

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29 August 2012

Pindacāra – Going on Alms-round

Pindacāra, the practice of collecting alms-food, is observed by Theravada Buddhist monks who have gone forth from ‘home-life’ to ‘homelessness’. A Buddhist monk is known in Pāli Language as a ‘bhikkhu’ - meaning ‘one who lives on alms’.

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24 August 2012

“A Constitution for Living”

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

Book title : A Constitution for Living : Buddhist Principles for a      Fruitful and Harmonious Life
Author : Ven. P. A. Payutto
Publisher : Inward Path, Penang
Topic : Concepts, Teachings and Practice

 

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20 August 2012

Good Preparation leads to Good Results!

11 August 2012

‘Get Ready!’ Examination Preparation Seminars

With examinations just around the corner, it is only natural for students to feel tension and worry building up. Stress in the right amount can motivate students to start getting serious with their studies, but excessive stress can hinder learning and sap their energy. Knowing this and the importance of mental wellbeing, Nalanda Free School conducted two workshops on 11 August for UPSR and PMR students.

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19 August 2012

Nalandians attend VBG’s facility launching

Bro. Charlie Teng (of Nalanda Management Committee) led a team of 10 Nalandians to represent the Society at the function to show our fervent support towards the development of Buddha-Sasana and local monastic facilities.  The ceremony saw a turnout of 1,000 devotees, mostly coming by the busloads from Perak, Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor; while others came from as far as Johor, the East Coast and even East Malaysia.

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17 August 2012

“Dhamma Everywhere”

Have you read a Dhamma book today?

Book title : Dhamma Everywhere : Welcoming each moment with Awareness + Wisdom
Author : Venerable Ashin Tejaniya
Publisher : Auspicious Affinity
Topic : Concepts, Teachings and Practice

 

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