From 2 to 6 June, 37 participants gathered at Wisdom Park for a 5-day Meditation Retreat for beginner meditators, led by Venerable Gavesi. As physical retreats have become a rare occasion in the past 2 years due to pandemic lockdowns and social distancing, the yogis were grateful for the opportunity to learn, in person, from Ven. Gavesi who was trained in Samatha and Vipassana techniques under several teachers, including the late Sayadaw U Pandita, the late Sayadaw Nyanapurnik, and Ven. Sujiva.
Read moreOn Sunday 29 May, Nalanda members and volunteers entered into the Gimhāna Period as they gathered for its first Sunday Morning Service. After the morning meditation, offerings and chanting, an appreciation session for Buddha Day volunteers was held, where everyone rejoiced in the selfless efforts of all who contributed to the joyous celebrations held the week before. Thereafter, Sis. Paruadi Ramasamy delivered a talk on the purpose of this 7-week Gimhāna ‘retreat’, that of reflecting on Dhamma and strengthening our spiritual practice which develops into wholesome life-long habits.
Read moreNalanda Buddhist Society offers our felicitations to Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (His Majesty the King of Malaysia) Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on the occasion of His Majesty’s official birthday this 6 June 2022. Let us wish His Majesty the blessings of good health, happiness and peace, always. Dirgahayu Tuanku!
Read moreToday is World Environment Day, a time for us to heed the call to elevate our efforts in sustainable living. When we over-utilise precious resources, we harm not just the environment but all living things that depend on it to survive. To uphold the spirit of harmlessness, we must go out of our way to change our habits and give up unnecessary inconveniences.
Read moreHave a glimpse of the wonderful Wesak observance we had at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang from 8 – 15 May 2022. This NalandaTV production hopes to share with everyone some of the uplifting moments we had during the auspicious occasion.
Read moreOn Sunday 22 May, we were honoured to host Ven. Jutipañño, accompanied by Ven Gambhiro, and Ven. Koh at Nalanda Centre. We express our deepest appreciation to Venerables for affording us the opportunity to learn the sublime Dhamma and support the Sangha.
Read moreIn the annual Gimhāna Period, Nalanda members and volunteers are encouraged to maintain the momentum of our spiritual practice during Buddha Day by deepening our understanding and cultivation of Dhamma. In this way, we continue to transform ourselves towards a peaceful mind, and develop harmony in living with others.
Read moreNalanda observes the ‘Gimhāna Period’ annually by committing to a period of relatively intensive Dhamma learning and practice. This year’s retreat carry the theme “Living in Harmony”. Join us in observing this spiritual period together as a community.
Read moreNalanda Institute Malaysia is offering a basic Buddhist Studies course in Mandarin commencing on 25 June. Nalanda 佛学院将于 2022 年 6 月至 8 月份，主办 “初级中文佛学” 课程。
Read moreIn 2011, Nalanda opened its first Education & Outreach (NEO) Centre in Happy Garden, Kuala Lumpur, catering to the Buddhist population in its vicinity such as Happy Garden, Taman OUG, Bukit Jalil, Sri Petaling and Kuchai Lama for the local community to learn and understand the Buddha’s teachings.
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