Nalanda Buddhist Society

6 July 2019

Get involved and be inspired

Nalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’ brings the entire community together every year, to support the singular mission of holistic education.  This year’s fair is on 28 July and funds raised will be used for the construction of ‘Wisdom Park’ – an educational facility to train competent Dhamma teachers and leaders, and to expand the operations of Nalanda Institute, Dhamma School and Free School.

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3 July 2019

Mettā Sutta Retreat in Kundasang, Sabah

From 14 to 16 June, 33 participants gathered at Mitraville Meditation Centre in Kundasang, Sabah, for Sutta-Learning Retreat conducted by Nalanda founder Bro Tan.  The participants came from several local Buddhist societies to learn the popular Karanīya Mettā Sutta (Sutta Nipata 1.8) to deepen their understanding of each Pāli verse for spiritual growth.

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28 June 2019

Dhamma talk by Ven. Dr. Pemaratana

On Wednesday 12 June, Ven. Dr. S. Pemaratana, Abbot of Pittsburgh Buddhist Centre, U.S.A., delivered a Dhamma talk on how to cultivate mental well-being.  In the talk, he shared five skilful techniques taught by the Buddha to remove unwholesome thoughts: (1) replace them with wholesome thoughts; (2) reflect on the consequences of being unwholesome; (3) disregard the unwholesome thoughts; (4) to contemplate causes and conditions; and (5) to crush the unwholesome thoughts with our will.

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22 June 2019

Coming together for Family Fun Fair

Over the past few weeks, Nalandians have been gearing up for the Nalanda ‘Family Fun Fair’ (FFF) which will be held on 28 July this year.  Funds raised will be used to support the construction of ‘Wisdom Park’ – a well-equipped campus to train integral and competent teachers and leaders, and to expand the operations of Nalanda Dhamma School and Free School.

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19 June 2019

Dhamma talk by Bhikkhu Alokavamsa

On Wednesday 22 May, Nalanda Centre was honoured to host Ven. Alokavamsa from Indonesia for a Dhamma talk during his transit in Kuala Lumpur.  Venerable talked about the pursuit of two types of happiness – “delusional happiness” and “real happiness”.

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17 June 2019

Dhamma talks by Venerable Gavesi

Nalanda is hosting a 5-day non-residential Meditation Retreat guided by Venerable Gavesi from 19 to 23 June.  We look forward to welcoming all meditators registered for the retreat to K. Sri Dhammananda Centre this Wednesday.  Participants are reminded to bring along a shawl or jacket as the retreat will be held in an air-conditioned hall.  We also encourage you to bring a notebook, stationery, water bottle and thermal flask for your use during the retreat.

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16 June 2019

Happy Father’s Day

Fathers are the silent heroes in our lives, who provide for the family and guide us to be good and upright.   Steadfast and dependable, they are our pillars of strength who give us shelter and courage.  Bearing deep gratitude in our hearts, let us thank all fathers whose dedication and care towards our well-being is relentless.  Thank you, fathers!

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11 June 2019

Nalanda Family Fun Fair 2019

Nalanda’s popular annual Family Fun Fair in Sri Serdang returns on Sunday, 28 July 2019!  Join this uplifting community fund-raising event to support the construction of ‘Wisdom Park’ – a well-equipped campus to train future teachers and leaders who are integral and competent, and to expand the operations of Nalanda Dhamma School and Free School to provide opportunities for more children and teenagers to attend Dhamma classes and free tuition.

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9 June 2019

Group meditation & Dhamma talk

We invite you to join us this Wednesday 12 June for a tranquil meditation sitting, and Dhamma talk by Venerable Dr. S. Pemaratana, the Abbot of Pittsburgh Buddhist Centre in the U.S.A.  He offers public workshops on meditation and provides spiritual counselling to help people deal with challenges in life.

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5 June 2019

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Nalanda Buddhist Society wishes our Muslim friends a joyous celebration on the arrival of Syawal today.  May the fasting and sacrifices you have made over the past month bring you much Peace.  We also wish everyone traveling to visit and rejoice with your loved ones a safe journey.  Selamat Hari Raya!

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