Pertaining to Nalanda Education & Outreach Centres programmes and activities in KL, JB and SP.
On Tuesday 8 April, the Happy Young Adults participants came together at NEO Centre KL in Happy Garden to learn with Sis. See Hui Shien on the topic of ‘Adapting to change and being agile’. The first step is to adjust our attitude to know and accept that impermanence and change is a part of life change. And when we face the eight worldly winds of gain & loss, fame & ill fame, praise & blame, pleasure & pain, we should hone ourselves to be unattached to changing circumstances and maintain equanimity to be emotionally stable.
Read moreOn Saturday 5 April, Ven. Sayadaw Saṅgharakkhita led the monthly Pindacāra at the morning markets in O.U.G. and Happy Garden. Sayadaw carried with him his 'Patta Kya' (monastic fan) for practicality, detachment and mindfulness and to symbolise the sacred commitment & adherence to the Vinaya.
Read moreTo commemorate Buddha Day in a peaceful and harmonious way, join us for the ‘Peace Walk’ at NEO Centre in Happy Garden. There will be offerings of light refreshments from 6pm, followed by a Dhamma talk at 6.30pm and thereafter the ‘Peace Walk’ around Happy Garden. All are welcome.
Read moreOn Tuesday 11 March, the Happy Young Adults’ Programme continued with their learning session on ‘Sustaining Motivation at Work’ by Mr. Lok Eng Hong, a corporate leader in the banking industry. Gathered at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden, the youths first reflected on factors that motivate and demotivate us at work, finding many similarities amongst themselves.
Read moreOn Saturday 15 March, Nalanda members, devotees and students of the Family Dhamma School joyfully welcomed Ven. Ayya Sumangala at the Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Johor Jaya. Ayya gave a Dhamma talk to parents of the Dhamma School about the true happiness of a Buddhist practitioner.
Read moreNalanda Kuala Lumpur Branch held their 12th Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) on Saturday 8 March at the NEO Centre in Happy Garden. Members reviewed the past year’s activities, rejoicing in the Dhamma programmes which engaged the wider community in the Buddha’s teachings.
Read moreOn Tuesday 4 March, Nalanda Youth Centre started its 8-week ‘Happy Young Adults’ Programme, a platform dedicated for young adults, to learn to thrive and overcome stress at work and in life. Held at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden, young working adults from different industries gather to learn from corporate leaders and professionals, reflecting on how they can apply their lives to the Dhamma.
Read moreThe 12th Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) of Nalanda Johor Branch was held on Sunday 2 March, with 24 members in attendance. The meeting commenced with a warm welcoming speech from Branch Chairperson Sis. Ong Ai Geok who thanked all members for a fruitful year together. Sis. Livin Leow also represented the Society’s Board of Management to deliver an opening speech to J.B. members.
Read moreOn 22 February, Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch warmly welcomed over 40 returning students and new families to the first 2025 class of Family Dhamma School. The session began with a meaningful offering and communal chanting. To ‘break-the-ice’ everyone joined activities which fostered connections, familiarity and a sense of community.
Read moreNEO Centre Kuala Lumpur is honoured to host Venerable Jutipañño Mahāthero on Saturday, 8 March for a Dhamma teaching. A monk of Malaysian Chinese descent, Ven. Jutipañño was ordained at Wat Bhodhisampan, Chonburi in 1991. He returned to Malaysia from Thailand in 2000, and established Dhamma Light Meditation Centre at Api-Api, Johor, where he currently serves as its abbot. Ven. Jutipañño also previously served on the Monastic Advisory Panel of Theravāda Buddhist Council of Malaysia.
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