Nalanda Centre reopens today, Friday 27 January at 10.00am to continue serving the community, after a week’s holiday for the Lunar New Year. We hope that you too have had a wonderful time off, and are energized by reunions with family members and friends. Welcome back, and see you at Nalanda!
Read moreNalanda wishes you a blessed Lunar New Year. As we reunite with our loved ones, let us take time to show our care and love for them in order to spend the festivities meaningfully and joyously. To friends who are travelling home, we wish you safe journeys. May you and your loved ones have the blessings of good health, peace and success. 新年快乐!
Read moreOn Sunday 15 January, over 80 Nalanda devotees and volunteers gathered for the morning service even as Lunar New Year celebrations are just around the corner. On this occasion, Datuk Charlie Chia gave a Dhamma talk on ‘Harmony and Happiness’, to help us reflect on cultivation of wholesome states of mind as we reunite with our family and friends for the festivities.
Read moreOn Sunday 8 January, the first Youth Sunday Service for 2023, Nalanda Youth Centre hosted 16 students from Persatuan Buddhist Universiti Malaya (PBUM) for a morning of Dhamma learning. At the same time, the Youth Centre also welcomed graduates of Nalanda Dhamma School for their first Sunday service.
Read moreIn the early morning of 7 January, the first Saturday of the new year, Nalanda volunteers & devotees gathered at the new NEO Centre in Happy Garden for the first session of the Pindacāra (monks on alms-round) programme.
Read moreWe would like to inform you that Nalanda Centre in Sri Serdang will be closed from Thursday 19 January to Thursday, 26 January for the Lunar New Year holidays. The Centre will reopen to the public on Friday, 27 January at 10am. We wish everyone a joyous and safe celebration this festive season. May you and your loved ones be well and happy always.
Read moreOn Sunday 15 January, Nepal’s Yeti Airlines ATR 72 crashed into the gorge of the Seti Gandaki River just as it was due to land at Pokhara International Airport. The plane had departed from the country’s capital of Kathmandu at 10.30am local time carrying 72 passengers and crew.
Read more16 January 2023 marks the 31st anniversary of Ajahn Chah’s passing. One of the most revered Buddhist teachers in the modern era, many monastics who trained with him at forest monasteries have themselves become renowned and respected teachers. Three decades on, his unique ways of teaching still resonate among us today. Let us pay humble tribute to this great monk by taking time to reflect on his teachings and practising them faithfully.
Read moreNalanda Bulletin Issue No. 60 (January 2023 edition) is now available for collection at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang, as well as our branches in Happy Garden and Johor Bahru. We invite you to peruse through the bulletin to rejoice and learn more about the Dhamma programmes in the past months. Over these festive holidays, do also collect and share copies with your family members and friends.
Read moreOn the first day of the year, Nalandians warmly welcomed Venerable Ajahn Vajiro to Wisdom Park, his first visit to the educational campus. Nalanda Youth leaders and members took the opportunity to seek his advice as part of their annual Fuel-up Camp to prepare themselves for the year ahead.
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