Nalanda Buddhist Society

30 January 2020

Nalanda Centre reopens tomorrow

Dear friends, we are pleased to inform you that Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang reopens tomorrow (Friday, 31 January) morning after the week-long Lunar New Year holidays.  The Centre and Nalanda Library is open daily from 9am to 10pm.  We welcome everyone to visit and participate in our regular activities.  For more information, kindly visit www.facebook.com/nalanda.org.my/.  See you at Nalanda!

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25 January 2020

Happy Chinese New Year!

Nalanda wishes you a blessed Chinese New Year. May you and your loved ones spend the festivities joyously and meaningfully.  To those who are travelling home, we wish you safe journeys.  May everyone be well and happy always!

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22 January 2020

Dhamma talk on accepting change

On Sunday 19 January, Datuk Charlie Chia delivered a Dhamma talk during the Sunday Morning Service at Nalanda Centre.  He related that many people are unhappy because they become attached to what they like and suffer disappointment when undesirable changes happen.  To overcome this, we must recollect what the Buddha taught; that all conditioned phenomena is subject to change.  We should therefore learn to accept change by reflecting on this natural and inevitable process.

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20 January 2020

Nalanda Centre closed for Chinese New Year

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner and we take this opportunity to wish you a joyous celebration with your family and friends.  May you and your loved ones be blessed with good health, happiness and peace.  We also wish those travelling a safe journey back home.  新年快乐,吉祥如意!

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16 January 2020

Ajahn Chah Memorial Day

16 January 2020 marks the 28th anniversary of Ajahn Chah’s passing away (in 1992).  He was undoubtedly one of the most revered Buddhist teachers in the modern era, and was a doyen of the “forest monastic tradition” who attracted many Thai and foreign disciples to train under him.

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9 January 2020

True happiness is the peaceful mind

On Friday 3 January, Nalandians were honoured to welcome Ajahn Kalyano back to Nalanda Centre for a Dhamma teaching.  Ajahn talked about how lay devotees can achieve a peaceful mind through integrating Dhamma into our daily lives.  The practice of Dhamma is to understand the truth.  When we pay attention to the present moment, we will find that we are not deluded, tricked or fooled by our own thoughts, wrong views and mistaken opinions.

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8 January 2020

First major air tragedy in 2020

We are saddened to hear the news of a major air-tragedy early this morning when a Boeing 737 aeroplane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran.  Officials confirmed that there were no survivors among the 176 passengers and crew on board.

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7 January 2020

Dhamma talk by Bro. Tan Siang Chye

On the first Sunday Service of 2020 on 5 January, Bro. Tan Siang Chye delivered a Dhamma talk during the weekly Sunday Morning Service.  He spoke about the importance of reflection.  Having listened to a Dhamma talk or read a Dhamma book, we should contemplate about what we learned and consider our own progress on the path of Dhamma.  We also need to follow through by taking action to change for the better.

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4 January 2020

Five ways to improve mental health

Most people start the year by aspiring to be happier in life, but the stresses that come with personal issues, responsibilities, work and relationships often leave us frustrated, worried, or even depressed.  Thankfully, health researchers and experts have discovered that our minds can be trained to experience happiness by:

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3 January 2020

Gratitude at Dhamma School Honours Day

On 31 December 2019, Nalanda Dhamma School facilitators, students and their parents, alumni, volunteers and guests gathered at Nalanda Centre for the annual School Appreciation and Honours Day.  This annual event celebrates the learning and progress of students throughout the year, and also serves to give thanks to teachers and parents who supported their learning.

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