WACANA 2025 is just one week away! Preparations have been on-going for the past weeks, and as we get closer to welcome and host over 650 participants and volunteers, Nalanda members and volunteers gathered at Menara KEN, TTDI on Thursday, 11 December for a comprehensive site visit and volunteer briefing.
Read moreOn Sunday 7 December, Dr. Phang Cheng Kar gave a Dhamma talk during the morning service, on ‘Training to be Simple’ as part of the ‘Happy Mind, Happy Life’ series. Simplicity is not merely about doing or owning less, but about letting go of unnecessary demands, distractions, and cravings. With less desires, we can then cultivate contentment, moderation, seclusion, and wisdom, guided by Right View and Right Effort. A simple life, creates space for reflection, meaningful connections, inner peace, clarity, and the arising of wisdom.
Read moreToday 11 December is Nalanda Education Day, marking the anniversary of the launching of Nalanda’s “Education Philosophy” – a holistic approach in education, balancing and combining knowledge, skills, values and culture, hence leading to integral development of people. The members of Nalanda Education Committee members gathered to discuss and plan the direction for its educational approach and focus in 2026.
Read moreAs we approach the close of 2025, let us come together to learn the precious Dhamma in the company of the wise. This December, we are honoured to host two esteemed teachers at Nalanda Centre : Dhamma teaching by Ven. Ajahn Jayasāro (Friday, 19 December | 8 pm – 10 pm) and Dhamma teaching by Ven. Ajahn Kalyano (Wednesday, 24 December | 8 pm – 10 pm).
Read moreFrom November to December, the UPM Buddhist Society has been organising Tuesday evening learning sessions at Nalanda Centre for students to learn meditation. Guided by both monastic and lay teachers, the programme aims to introduce students to calming the mind, developing clarity, and better managing emotional anxiety.
Read moreIn the Anggutara Nikaya, it was recorded that the Buddha taught – “There are these five gifts of a true person. What five? They give a gift out of faith. They give a gift carefully. They give a gift at the right time. They give a gift with no strings attached. They give a gift without damaging themselves or others.”
Read moreNalanda Free School has been providing free tuition, quality teaching, personal attention, and other educational support to academically weak and needy students since 2010. Free School tuition class schedules for the coming 2026 academic year at Sri Serdang and Johor Bahru are now available at https://www.nalanda.org.my/free-school/. Classes will commence mid-January 2026 and registration can be made at https://shorturl.at/naduc. Do share this information with your relatives and friends, so that more students can benefit from this community care programme.
Read moreToday marks the 98th birthday of Venerable Dr. Henepola Gunaratana Nayaka Thero, a highly-regarded speaker, meditation teacher, and senior prelate in North America. Fondly known as ‘Bhante G’, Ven. Gunaratana has been propagating Dhamma in India, Malaysia and the United States of America for almost 8 decades.
Read moreOn Sunday 30 November, over 40 youths gathered at Nalanda Centre to learn more about gaining and maintaining emotional stability in a special workshop led by Bro. Aggaphala Yap. Comprising mainly university and college students, they easily related to the causes of anxiety, fear and uncertainty that Bro. Aggaphala shared as the most common amongst youths.
Read moreOn Sunday 30 November, the Nalanda Dhamma School 20th Anniversary Book was officially launched during the Samaggi Sunday Service at Nalanda Centre. Students, parents, graduates, and members of the community gathered to witness this meaningful moment, celebrating two decades of holistic Dhamma education and joyful service.
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