Nalanda Centre

17 January 2025

Meditation Workshop by Bro. Tan Siang Chye

We invite you to register for a One-day Meditation Workshop led by Bro. Tan Siang Chye, a dedicated practitioner with many years of meditation experience.  Held on a public holiday, this workshop is designed to help participants deepen their Vipassana practice and enhance their intensive retreat experience for optimal results.

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13 January 2025

Exploring kalyana-mittata at the first SMS of 2025

On Sunday 5 January, Nalanda members and devotees gathered for the first Sunday Morning Service of the year together with offering of lunch dana to the Sangha.  In this first session of the learning series on ‘Building a Harmonious Buddhist Community’, Sis. Paruadi Ramasamy shared about the importance of ‘kalyana-mittata’ (spiritual friendship).

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8 January 2025

Meet the author session

Pustaka Nalanda has invited Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama to review the book entitled “A Buddhist Reflects on Ending Pain, Feeling Joy”.  A hard copy of the booklet can be obtained from Pustaka Nalanda (limited copies) for reading.

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6 January 2025

Wednesday group meditation resumes

We are happy to announce that the weekly group meditation will resume at Nalanda Centre, Sri Serdang starting from this Wednesday 8 January. 

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5 January 2025

Ven. Luang Por Viradhammo graces final Sunday Service of 2024

On Sunday 29 December – the last Sunday Service of the year – we were indeed blessed to host and learn from Ven. Luang Por Viradhammo, the Abbot of Tisarana Monastery in Ottawa, Canada and one of the most senior Western disciples of Ven. Luang Por Chah.  It was also a Samaggi Sunday Service, a tradition at Nalanda where the whole community gathers on the last Sunday of the month in unity and harmony.

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30 December 2024

New Year’s Eve Uposatha Service

As 2024 ends and the new year dawns, let us take some time to reflect, express gratitude, and radiate loving-kindness to the whole world.  Join us at Nalanda Centre to ‘calm-down’ to the new year at the New Year’s Eve Uposatha Service. 

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9 December 2024

Wondrous weekend of hosting Sangha members

If you had visited Nalanda Centre over the weekend, it is almost as if Nalanda Centre had transformed into a monastery!  Everywhere you looked, the sight of recluses donning robes of different brown hues with glistening-shaven heads brought serene and reverent energy to the building.

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6 December 2024

A wholesome weekend ahead at Nalanda

This weekend is packed with wholesome programmes and events at Nalanda.  At this moment, members and volunteers are receiving Sangha members from across Malaysia, and will be hosting them over the weekend as they attend a training event in Kuala Lumpur.  At the same time, volunteers are currently hosting a retreat organised by Buddha-Dhamma Foundation Singapore and led by Ven. Luang Por Viradhammo at Wisdom Park. 

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1 December 2024

Learning to know the mind with Ajahn Karuniko

On Wednesday 27 November, Nalanda members and devotees had the opportunity to learn from Ajahn Karuniko in the evening service at Nalanda Centre.  Ajahn taught us ways to be aware of the mind states and reflect on our thoughts skilfully in order to maintain calm and respond wisely when faced with difficult situations.

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29 November 2024

Cultivating gratitude in our lives with Dr. Phang Cheng Kar

On Sunday 24 November, Nalanda members, devotees, Dhamma School facilitators and students gathered for the Samaggi Sunday Service, a tradition observed on the last Sunday of every month. The day also marked the final session in the Dhamma School year, and the congregation reflected with much gratitude on their learning journey.

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