On 18 September, 100 participants from the Dhamma-Living Camp for Young Adults spread out across Wisdom Park to render their service in cultivating and maintaining the campus grounds. The youths worked hard in teams to plant trees, turf grass, and constructed a vegetable plot with positivity, harmony and a can-do spirit – not a furrowed brow was seen amidst the perspiration and weariness. Even the intermittent rain did not dampen the spirit to keep going!
Read moreLast Sunday 7 August, 24 Nalanda youths and Dhamma School teenagers visited the Mon Refugee Children Learning Centre on ‘Silver Lining’ Day. This programme organised by Nalanda Youth Centre, provides an avenue for young volunteers to practice kindness by offering their service to the community.
Read moreYesterday, Sunday 8 May, over 200 donors steadily streamed into Nalanda Centre from as early as 9am, to donate blood in support of the Blood Donation Drive held as part of this year’s Buddha Day Observance. Earlier still, were volunteers who happily and readily assisted donors throughout the process to maintain a smooth and orderly flow. The diligent doctors and nurses from the National Blood Bank (Pusat Darah Negara) also worked non-stop to accommodate all potential donors.
Read moreDo you know that just a pint of blood can save up to 3 lives? It is a safe, painless, simple, and noble procedure, and also one of the most wholesome deeds one can do. In conjunction with Buddha Day celebrations this year, we invite you to mark your calendars to participate in the Blood Donation Drive at Nalanda Centre.
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage nations across the world causing nearly 1.3 million infections and 70,000 deaths to date. More than half of humanity is under lock-down with orders to stay home. The scale of devastation of this epidemic is unprecedented in human history.
Read moreAs of today, the Coronavirus has infected more than 725,000 people worldwide, and claimed the lives of 34,000 victims. In Malaysia and many other countries, authorities have urged everyone to self-quarantine at home, to wear face-masks, and to maintain a distance of at least 6 feet or 1.8m from another person to prevent community spread of the disease.
Read moreThis Sunday 27 October, Nalanda Youth Centre will be hosting ‘Silver Lining Day’, a day dedicated to creating a caring community through acts of compassion and selflessness. On this occasion, the youths will be extending care and attention to the children at the Mon Refugee Children Learning Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
Read moreIn September 2019, more than 130 youths took part in a day of joyful voluntary service in Wisdom Park. They were participants of the recent ‘Dhamma-Living Camp for Young Adults’, an annual gathering of young Buddhists that truly inspires and energises many to practise Dhamma whole-heartedly.
Read moreWe invite you to join the “Mass Food Offering” for the community on Buddha Day, 19 May, from 5.30pm to 7.00pm at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang. Every year, members and devotees work together to cook and prepare food in the spirit of loving-kindness and generosity. Having prepared the meals with mettā, they also volunteer to personally offer it to the public with respect and humility to truly experience the joy of giving.
Read moreNalandians welcomed the Vesakha New-moon last Sunday with joyful service to prepare for Buddha Day, the most significant day of the year for Buddhists. Over the past several weeks, volunteers and devotees have been working together in peace and harmony with open hearts and sincere service, befitting our spiritual preparation for this sacred observance.
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