Today is the full-moon of the first lunar month, and thus marks the ending of the 15-day Lunar New Year celebrations. In Malaysia, this festival is popularly known as “Chap Goh Meh” (literally, ‘the fifteenth night’) in the local Hokkien dialect, and is a significant day for the Chinese community.
Read moreOn Sunday 1 March, Nalanda Dharma School (NDS) organized a traditional “Tea Ceremony” at Nalanda Centre in conjunction with the Lunar New Year. This year, the Chinese delicacy of “tang yuan” was served instead of the usual tea.
Read moreOn Sunday 1 March, Bro. Aggaphala gave a wonderful sharing on “Impactful Parenting” at Nalanda Centre Sri Serdang. He elaborated that the roles of parents in bringing up their children are to guide, share and to influence.
Read moreIt was indeed joyful to meet with like-minded friends to learn and practice Dhamma after the Lunar New Year holidays. Doing meditation helps to calm the mind; and having Dhamma discussions keep us grounded with understanding of the challenges faced in life.
Read moreOn Sunday 15 February, Achariya Vijaya Samarawickrama gave a talk on “Meaningful Love”. It was an apt topic which captured everyone’s attention as it was just a day after Valentine’s Day.
Read moreOn Sunday 15 February, Bro. Tan gave a brief sharing in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year. He began by paraphrasing Tolstoy, “Unhappy families are unhappy for many reasons. Happy families are always happy for the same reasons”. The key to family well-being and harmony is genuine love, appreciation, respect, and simplicity.
Read moreDear friends, we are pleased to inform you that Nalanda Centre is reopened at 10.00 am today after the Lunar New Year holidays. Normal activities at the Centre and Library will also resume, starting with tonight’s Group Meditation and Sutta Discussion at 8.30 pm. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Nalanda Centre, soon!
Read moreOn Tuesday 10 February, a team of Nalandians participated in a ‘Bodhi Pūja’ at the Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, Sentul. This special ‘Bodhi Pūja’ was offered in honour of Venerable Sri Pandit Henepola Gunaratana Nāyaka Thero, who underwent an eye surgery recently.
Read moreOn Sunday 8 February, Dr. Phang Cheng Kar gave an interesting Dhamma talk on “Happy 5 Chinese New Year” with many stories and anecdotes, much to the delight of devotees. Dr. Phang shared five tips on finding happiness for the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Read moreFrom 10 – 12 February, Nalanda Buddhist Society participated in the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Buddhist Carnival held at its Sungai Long Campus, Kajang. Enthusiastic Nalandians were at the campus early to set up an information booth and to lend their support to the Carnival. They actively engaged with the UTAR students who streamed through the different exhibits and activities.
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