Report by Lim Jie Sheng | Photographs by Gan Jia Cheng
31 August 2014 not only marked the 57th Independence Day of Malaya, but also the 8th anniversary of our late Spiritual Advisor Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda’s passing. Nalandians gathered on this day to commemorate our late teacher’s lifetime missionary work and celebrate his spirit and teachings that brought a huge impact to the Buddhist community.
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On Thursday 28 August, the first session of the seven-week ‘Mettā Bhāvanā’ Meditation Course commenced at NEO Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Nalanda Founder Bro. Tan was at the Kuala Lumpur Branch to conduct the guided meditation session, which started at 8pm.
Read more31 August 2014 marks the 8th anniversary of the passing away of Nalanda’s late Spiritual Advisor – Most Venerable Dr. Kirinde Sri Dhammananda Nāyaka Thero. On this day, Nalandians gather to commemorate his lifetime’s missionary work and celebrate his spirit and teachings with a Dhamma talk by Bro.Tan, Sanghika Dāna, and dedication of merits. Join us at Nalanda Centre on 31 August for the “K. Sri Dhammananda Memorial Day” Service Sunday. All are welcome!
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On Wednesday 16 July, Nalanda Centre was packed with devotees eager to listen to the last Gimhāna teachings for 2014. It was indeed a worthwhile effort as Bro. Tan delivered an illuminating finale on the gradual development of a ‘good mind’. Recalling his earlier talks about a ‘good heart’ versus a ‘good mind’, he asked rhetorically –‘What is this “mind”?’
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On Wednesday 9 July, Nalanda Centre was again filled with devotees eager to learn and practice Dhamma. In his Dhamma talk, Bro. Tan shared some practical and beneficial tips on how to deal with disappointments. In our daily life, it is not uncommon to encounter disappointments of varying degrees, which constantly disturb our mental serenity. To deal with it, Bro. Tan shared that we need to put ‘problems’ in the proper perspective, and thus gradually developing ‘Right View’.
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On Sunday 6 July, Bro. Tan gave an uplifting Dhamma teaching quoting a discourse in the Anguttara Nikāya, whereby the Buddha described 4 kinds of good practitioners using the ‘simile of thoroughbreds’. They are (1) one who upon hearing about the pain or death of a man or woman, realises that the same could happen to him, and thus stirred to cultivate; (2) one who sees before his eyes a man or woman in pain or dead, and feels the urgency to cultivate; (3) one whose family members, closed friends or loved ones are in pain or dead, and he feels the urgency to cultivate; and (4) one who experiences pain himself, and feels the urgency to cultivate. Read more
This year’s 7-week long Gimhāna Period Retreat, which began on 28 May, came to a wonderful and inspiring close last night. Over the weeks, more than 200 devotees packed Nalanda Centre especially on Wednesdays and weekends for meditation, chanting, and community service.
Read moreTonight marks the last session of the 8-week meditation course under the guidance of Bro Tan. It also marks the end of this year’s inspiring ‘Gimhāna Retreat’. We would like to invite everyone to Nalanda Centre at 8.00pm tonight to join us in meditation and for the Dhamma teaching by Bro Tan. All are welcome!
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On Wednesday 2 July, devotees rejoiced in a meditation session and Dhamma teaching by Bro Tan. As the day commemorates the anniversary of his late teacher’s renunciation, Bro. Tan dedicated that evening’s teachings on ‘dutiful conduct’ to him.
Read moreThe ‘grand finale’ of the Samatha & Vipassanā Sutta Workshop series was held recently at Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) on 5 – 6 July 2014. It was the ninth workshop conducted by Venerable Aggacitta Mahathero since Nalanda Institute organised the inaugural ‘Samatha & Vipassanā Sutta Study with Meditation Workshop’ back in March.
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