Meditation programmes organised by Nalanda, or meditation-related topics.
Nalanda Youth Centre is organising “A day of Mindfulness and Reflection” for young working adults aged 23 - 33 to equip them with mindfulness and prompt wise reflections in the face of stress and challenges especially when coping with working life.
Read moreJoin us for the weekly group meditation practice on Thursday, at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre, in Happy Garden. The session is conducted in Mandarin and includes a Dhamma discussion after the sitting. Meditation guidance will be provided to beginners. All are welcome!
Read moreJoin us for the weekly group meditation practice on Thursday, at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre, in Happy Garden. The session is conducted in Mandarin and includes a Dhamma discussion after the sitting. Meditation guidance will be provided to beginners. All are welcome!
Read moreJoin us this Thursday for the weekly group meditation practice at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre, in Happy Garden. The session is conducted in Mandarin and includes a Dhamma discussion after the sitting. Meditation guidance will be provided to beginners. All are welcome!
Read moreWe joyfully invite you to join us on Thursdays for the weekly group meditation practice at Nalanda Education and Outreach Centre, in Happy Garden. This programme is conducted in Mandarin and includes a Dhamma discussion after the sitting. Meditation guidance will be provided to beginners. All are welcome!
Read moreFrom 2 to 6 June, 37 participants gathered at Wisdom Park for a 5-day Meditation Retreat for beginner meditators, led by Venerable Gavesi. As physical retreats have become a rare occasion in the past 2 years due to pandemic lockdowns and social distancing, the yogis were grateful for the opportunity to learn, in person, from Ven. Gavesi who was trained in Samatha and Vipassana techniques under several teachers, including the late Sayadaw U Pandita, the late Sayadaw Nyanapurnik, and Ven. Sujiva.
Read moreMental defilements afflict the vast majority of beings. They fester in our minds when we leave them unchecked, letting mental habits control us. As a consequence of unskillful thoughts, speech or actions, we end up in despair or regret, and having to bear the resultant kamma.
Read moreIn the annual Gimhāna Retreat, Nalanda members are encouraged to maintain the momentum of our spiritual experience during Buddha Day celebrations by deepening our understanding and cultivation of Dhamma. Therefore, during these seven weeks, we undertake five daily practices of:
Read moreToday, we are beginning the third phase of the ‘Movement Control Order’ in Malaysia which will last until 28 April. Since 18 March, the whole country has effectively come to a halt with very few economic activities, and no physical social and religious gatherings allowed at all. Despite our best efforts, the number of infections is still trickling upwards every day. Perhaps a more determined testing regime and earlier isolation of potential patients are measures which the authorities should take seriously.
Read moreOn Saturday 16 November, more than 120 meditators gathered at Nalanda Centre to attend the 1-day meditation retreat conducted by Venerable Sayalay Dipankara. Sayalay started by advising us that when we train our minds to be wholesome, our thoughts, action and speech will be harmless to ourselves and others.
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