On this full-moon day of Asalha, Nalanda members and volunteers have been engaging in service and learning programmes since the early morning. Commencing the day with morning chanting before proceeding for the Pindacara (monks on alms-round) programme at Bazar Rakyat, devotees have since returned to Nalanda Centre to offer lunch dana to venerable monks and partake in Cultivation Day.
Read moreThis Saturday 20 July is the full-moon day of the Asalha month which marks the occasion over 2,600 years ago when the Buddha delivered the First Sermon on the ‘Four Noble Truths’ and the ‘Noble Eightfold Path’ to the world. The occasion is also known as ‘Dhamma Day’, and is one of the seven observance days at Nalanda.
Read moreOn Saturday 6 July, Nalanda members and devotees gathered for the Uposatha Evening Service to learn from Ven. Ajahn Narindo. He shared that Dhamma cultivation brings us on a path that goes against the worldly norms which can be difficult to walk. However, when we persist in overturning our habitual likes, dislikes and attachments, we will find ourselves experiencing more joy and peace.
Read moreToday, on the new-moon day of Āsālha, Nalanda members and devotees gathered since morning at Nalanda Centre for a day of cultivation. Alternating between sitting and walking meditation sessions, the group received guidance from Ven. Ajahn Narindo, a monk of Chinese-Malaysian descent who has been residing and training at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
Read moreOn Saturday 6 July, the coming Uposatha new-moon day, we invite you to join us for a day of learning and meditation at Nalanda Centre. Held in conjunction with the Gimhāna Retreat, this Cultivation Day will be guided by Ven. Ajahn Narindo, a monk of Chinese-Malaysian descent who was ordained in 2012 by Luang Por Amaro at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
Read moreOn Friday 21 June, Nalanda members and devotees were privileged to welcome Luang Por Amaro, the abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery to Nalanda Centre for the evening service and Dhamma talk. Luang Por Amaro advised the congregation on the distinction between the two kinds of happiness and the two kinds of love which one can experience.
Read moreWe joyfully invite you to join us next Friday, 21 June at Nalanda Centre to learn and reflect on Dhamma with Luang Por Amaro, the abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England. The programme will commence at 8pm with offerings and evening chanting. We look forward to welcome you.
Read moreThe Gimhana Retreat spans 6 June to 21 July this year and during this period, we endeavour to commit ourselves to a period of relatively intensive Dhamma learning programme and group-practice. We welcome everyone to come and understand the Dhamma through guided, progressive, communal, and personal practice. The first Gimhana Uposatha Service is this coming Thursday 6 June, at 8pm. On this new-moon day, let us gather for meditation, chanting and to learn the Buddha’s teachings.
Read moreCome and join the Buddha Day ‘Peace Walk’ this Saturday 25 May, at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre in Happy Garden. The programme features a Dhamma talk by Achariya S. Vijaya at 6.30pm, followed by the serene ‘Peace Walk’ around the housing community at 7.30pm. Light refreshments will be served from 6pm. We look forward to welcome you at NEO Centre, Happy Garden.
Read moreOn Buddha Day eve, Tuesday 21 May, devotees gathered at Nalanda Centre to ready themselves for the most auspicious observance in the Buddhist calendar. In this serene evening surrounded by kalyana mittā, Sis. Paruadi Ramasamy shared that the path of peace is one that we have to personally experience.
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