Refers to individuals or groups of Nalandian officers, members, and volunteers.
On Sunday 5 January, Nalanda youths gathered at their future 'headquarters' to perform spring-cleaning. The youths started with a group chanting. Then, with brooms, mops, and cloths in hand, everyone started their 'cleanathon' in earnest.
Read moreSince Sunday 29 December, Nalanda Dharma School students have been staying in at Nalanda Centre to prepare for their big event of the year – the “School Honour’s Day”! Both seniors and juniors from the School have worked hard in preparing a great show tonight as a gesture of appreciation to parents, supporters and benefactors who had supported the school throughout the year.
Read moreOn Saturday 28 December, a group of Nalandians participated in “24-hour Metta – Illuminating the World with Metta” event at Samadhi Vihara, Shah Alam to radiate loving kindness for world peace, stability and harmony. The Nalandian team was led by Deputy President, Bro Lee Teck Beng.
Read moreOn Saturday 21 December, Nalanda volunteers and devotees participated in our monthly Pindacāra (monks going on alms-round) at the Jalan Besar morning market in Seri Kembangan. Three venerable monks accepted our invitation to go on alms-round for this last scheduled Pindacāra for 2013. Read more
Over the last weekend, Nalanda officers gathered at our ‘spiritual home’ in Sri Serdang for a ground-breaking workshop on the ‘Nalanda Education Model’, presented by Founder Bro. H S Tan. The workshop was truly a great learning experience for everyone, especially for teachers, facilitators, and coordinators of Nalanda’s educational programmes.
Read moreSince early this morning, Nalandian officers have been arriving at our ‘spiritual home’ – Nalanda Centre, to attend the 2-day Nalanda Education Workshop. In the first session from 10am to 12pm, Bro.Tan introduced the concept of “Essential Education” that will form the basis for Nalanda’s educational programmes for the next 20 years.
Read more“Life is beautiful at Nalanda”, said Sis. Faith Teh when describing her volunteering experience at Nalanda. I believe all Nalandians who embrace the spirit of ‘selfless service’ and strive for spiritual growth would understand the meaning of this phrase and attest to it based on their own experiences.
Read moreThe journey of Sis. Felicia into Buddhism started 10 years ago, when Nalanda’s former President, Bro. Ee, introduced her to the Sunday pūja and Dhamma talks by Bro. Tan.
Read moreNalanda Officers and members gathered at Nalanda Centre on Saturday 9 November for a special briefing on ‘Nalanda Building Expansion Project’ by the Building Committee. Nalanda will be entering a very exciting period in the next few months, with work commencing on the renovation of Nalanda Centre’s East-Wing and the refurbishment of the proposed Nalanda Youth Centre. Thus, the Management has specially arranged this briefing session to keep Officers and members informed on the latest developments.
Read moreArticle by Gan Jia Quan. Photographs by Gan Jia Cheng & See Hui Shien.
An annual 4-day retreat for Nalanda Dharma School facilitators was held from 2 – 5 November in Pulau Ketam, Selangor, with active participation by 16 facilitators and trainees. During the retreat, the School’s performance in 2013 were objectively reviewed, while the 2014 School structure and programmes were discussed.
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