On Saturday 21 October, 80 members of Firefly Mission from Singapore led by their President Dr. Ng Yee Kong visited Nalanda Centre as part of their ‘Kathina’ season merit-making tour of Malaysia. It was Firefly’s sixth consecutive year visiting Nalanda, and one of the events Nalandians look forward to annually.
Read moreOn 30 September, Nalanda Youth Centre organised a special gathering to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone enjoyed a sumptuous potluck dinner, before delving into a Dhamma sharing on “Right Friendship” by Sis. Sunanda Ong.
Read moreNalanda representatives will be traveling to Kota Bharu this Friday, 20 October to celebrate the opening ceremony of the new Mettārama Meditation Centre. Ten members – five from Serdang and the rest from Kedah – will join devotees in Kelantan to celebrate this auspicious occasion.
Read moreNalanda Centre will again be a hive of activity towards this weekend as a galore of interesting programmes are on offer. We cordially invite you and your loved ones to participate in the activities listed below. For detailed information, please feel free to contact Nalanda Office at 03-8938-1500.
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On Sunday 27 August, Achariya S. Vijaya shared with us how harmonious living leads to happiness. Living in harmony means not harbouring conflicts with the world, nor within ourselves. Suffering arises when we try to conquer or change the world to suit our liking. However the world and its quirks have always been the way they are for a long time. Since we cannot change the world, we should instead change our attitude towards it by accepting the way it works, and learning to live in harmony with it.
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On Sunday July 23, Sis. Santi was invited to give a Dhamma sharing on the qualities of a “worthy student” of Dhamma. We often hear that, “when a student is ready, the teacher will appear”. It means that when we are mentally ready for the Dhamma, anything around us can be the teacher, be it a person or an incident.
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On Sunday 16 July, Achariya Tan Siang Chye presented a talk about the true value of taking refuge in the Three Jewels. Taking refuge is a time-honoured tradition that began since the establishment of the Sangha. With the arising of the Buddha comes the rediscovery of Dhamma; and with the enlightenment of the Buddha’s first five disciples, the Sangha (Buddhist monastic community) was born.
Read moreOn Friday 8 September, Nalanda founder Bro. Tan visited Venerable Cattamalo Mahathera at Bodhi Vihara near Kuala Terengganu. He was joined there by members of Mettārama Meditation Centre from Kelantan, as well as Terengganu devotees. Ven. Cattamalo, 83, was very happy to receive the visitors, and had a discussion on Dhamma with everyone.
Read more31 August 2017 marks the 11th anniversary of the passing of Nalanda’s late Spiritual Adviser – Venerable Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Nāyaka Thero. On this day, Nalandians gather to commemorate our late teacher’s lifetime contributions to Dhamma propagation with a Dhamma talk and Sanghika Dāna.
Read moreOn Saturday 8 July, Nalanda marked the annual ‘Dhamma Day’, which fell on the full-moon of Asalha month. Nalanda Institute Director Achariya Tan Siang Chye gave a talk on the significance of ‘Dhamma Day’. It is one of the most important observance days for Buddhists as it commemorates the first preaching of Dhamma after the Buddha’s Enlightenment.
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