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Special prayer at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Posted on 11 March 2014 Nalandians

Mar 112014

An interfaith prayer by various groups was held at KLIA for the safe return of the passengers of flight MH370.

On Sunday 9 March, a group of Nalandians led by the Nalanda Deputy President Bro. Lee Teck Beng joined other religious groups to perform special prayer for the casualties of MH370 and their families at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Main Terminal Building. Let us continue to extend our compassionate thoughts to the passengers of MH370, their families, and loved ones. May they be blessed with mental strength and calmness. Wishing everyone much Peace.

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Special Prayers in Serdang and JB for Victims of MH370

Posted on 10 March 2014 Johor Bahru, Nalandians, NEO Centre, Pāli Chanting

Mar 102014

Bro.Tan gave a short teaching on the Buddhist response to this tragedy at NEO Centre Johor Bahru.

Nalandians gathered on 8-10 March for pūja and chanting to share merits with the casualties of flight MH370 that went missing, and which presumably crashed into sea. The flight was a routine one from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. At this juncture, the circumstances surrounding the tragedy remain unclear.

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Sympathy & Prayers for MH370 Casualties

Posted on 9 March 2014 Message

Mar 092014

Let us extend our compassionate thoughts to the passengers of MH370, their families, and loved ones. May they be blessed with mental strength and calmness. Wishing everyone much Peace in such trying times.

Nalanda celebrates International Women’s Day

Posted on 7 March 2014 Felicitation, Festival & Celebration, Message

Mar 072014

Article by Bro. H S Tan

It was Mao Zedong who famously quipped that “Women hold up half the sky!” Statistically, women indeed constitute half of humanity. However, in terms of influence, the female gender exerts proportionately more.

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Older Entries

“Avoid all unwholesome deeds; cultivate goodness; purify one’s own mind – this is the teaching of all Buddhas.”
The Buddha
“Life should be great rather than long.”
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
“One who is honest, sincere, steadfast, compliant, and well-concentrated, makes progress in the Dhamma.”
The Buddha
“One of good will, ever mindful, inwardly well-concentrated, training to remove longing, is said to be heedful.”
The Buddha
“Training in what is conducive to serenity of mind and always mindful, they call such a bhikkhu one constantly resolute.”
The Buddha
“Two conditions lead to the arising of Right Views – the utterance of another person, and careful attention.”
The Buddha
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
Maria Robinson
“Heedfulness leads to great good. Heedlessness leads to great harm.”
The Buddha
“Two kinds of persons are rare in this world – one who takes initiative in helping others; and one who is grateful and thankful.”
The Buddha
“Insignificant indeed is the increase in wealth; the best thing in which to increase is wisdom.”
The Buddha

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Mdm. Rubie Choo for contributing towards Nalanda's Education & Development Fund. 15 February.
We are grateful to the following sponsors, benefactors, and supporters:
Mr. Rob Moult for contributing towards Nalanda Building Fund. 15 February.
We are grateful to the following sponsors, benefactors, and supporters:
Mdm. Chin Kim Siew for contributing towards Nalanda's Education & Development Fund. 9 February.
We are grateful to the following sponsors, benefactors, and supporters:
Mdm. Yeo Nan See & Family for contributing towards Nalanda Building Fund. 12 February.
We are grateful to the following sponsors, benefactors, and supporters:
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We are grateful to the following sponsors, benefactors, and supporters:
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We are grateful to the following sponsors, benefactors, and supporters:
Sis. Audrey Lee & Bro. Andrew Lee for contributing towards Nalanda Building Fund. 24 January.
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Mr. How Eng Keong & Mdm. Soon Bee Lee for contributing towards Nalanda Building Fund. 24 January.
We are grateful to the following sponsors, benefactors, and supporters:
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M	T	W	T	F	S	S
					1 Hosting Āyasmā Aggacitta Pindacāra at Taman OUG & Happy Garden markets BPS272 - “Samatha & Vipassanā” Workshop Fellowship Undergraduate Network (F.U.N.) New-Moon Uposatha Service	2 Hosting Āyasmā Aggacitta BPS272 - “Samatha & Vipassanā” Workshop Service Sunday Nalanda Johor Bahru Branch AGM
3 Hosting Āyasmā Aggacitta	4	5 Weekly Group Meditation	6	7	8 Dhamma Talk at NEO JB	9 Dhamma Talk at NEO JB 11th Annual General Meeting
10	11	12	13	14	15 Pindacāra at Seri Kembangan market	16 Nalanda Walkathon 2014
17	18 Nalanda Patron's Day Observance	19	20	21	22 Teenagers’ Learning Camp	23 Teenagers’ Learning Camp Service Sunday Group Meditation
24 Teenagers’ Learning Camp	25 Teenagers’ Learning Camp	26	27	28	29	30
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