Meditation programmes organised by Nalanda, or meditation-related topics.
We invite you to join us this Friday 17 November, for an evening of mental cultivation towards concentration, clarity and peace. Suitable for both beginners and regular meditators, the Meditation Night guided by Ven. Mettananda will start at 8pm with evening chanting. Ven. Mettananda, an Italian, ordained as a monk in 2011 in Myanmar under Chanmyay Sayadaw by Sayadaw U Indaka (Chanmyay Myaing Sayadaw).
Read more'Entering the Stream and Beyond' Workshop commences this Saturday 8 July at Wisdom Park. Participants of the workshop are reminded to plan your journey to Kuala Kubu Bahru, in order to arrive safely and prepare for the start of the workshop. Registration starts at 9am.
Read moreFrom 29 June to 1 July, over 40 Nalanda members and devotees gathered every day at the Dhamma Camp to learn and reflect on the Buddha’s teachings with Ven. Lim Sukhito, Abbot of Bukit Mertajam Buddhist Meditation Centre. The camp on “Living a meaningful life with the Noble Eightfold Path” was hosted at Nalanda Education & Outreach Sungai Petani, for participants to better understand the Noble Eightfold Path and cultivate virtues to live a purposeful and fulfilling life.
Read moreNalanda Education & Outreach Centre, Johor Bahru is hosting a three month 'Bhavana Class for Beginners' every Wednesday from 24 May. Participants will be introduced to the Buddha's teachings on the cultivation of the mind through guided sessions.
Read moreFrom 16 to 25 June, 40 meditators and volunteers gathered at Wisdom Park for a 10-day Meditation Retreat guided by Venerable Gavesi. At the onset of the retreat, meditators received clear instructions on Vipassana meditation by Ven. Gavesi, who trained in Samatha and Vipassana techniques under teachers including the late Sayadaw U Pandita, the late Sayadaw Nyanapurnik, and Ven. Sujiva.
Read moreOn 8 June 2023, Venerable Alokavamsa was invited to lead the weekly Thursday meditation session at NEO Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Venerable hails from Indonesia and was residing in Nalanda for 3 weeks to visit different Buddhist centres around Malaysia. The session started with chanting and a simple guidance for meditation on ways to observe the breath. Venerable Sir then delivered a teaching on Ānāpānasati (Mindfulness of the Breath) with reference to Mahā-satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, a discourse on ways to develop mindfulness (大念处经 DN 22).
Read moreJoin us on Thursday for the weekly group meditation practice at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre, in Happy Garden. The session is conducted in Mandarin and includes a Dhamma discussion after the sitting. Meditation guidance will be provided to beginners. All are welcome!
Read moreJoin us on Thursday for the weekly group meditation practice at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre, in Happy Garden. The session is conducted in Mandarin and includes a Dhamma discussion after the sitting. Meditation guidance will be provided to beginners. All are welcome!
Read moreJoin us on Thursday for the weekly group meditation practice at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre, in Happy Garden. The session is conducted in Mandarin and includes a Dhamma discussion after the sitting. Meditation guidance will be provided to beginners. All are welcome!
Read moreFrom 9 to 11 March, 40 devotees and volunteers checked in at Wisdom Park for a meditation retreat conducted by Ven. Ajahn Pavaro. He gave instructions to retreatants on their practice before they alternated between hourly sitting and walking meditation, and over the next three days held daily ‘Q&A’ sessions to address their questions.
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