Pertaining to Nalanda Education & Outreach Centres programmes and activities in KL, JB and SP.
On Tuesday 22 April, the young working adults group continued their learning about ‘Building Effective Communication and Active Listening’ with Sis. Paruadi Ramasamy at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden. They explored three important skills, being 1) reading the room and paying attention to non-verbal cues to better understand the context 2) logical and analytical reasoning to draw valid conclusions and digest information logically, and 3) asking questions in the right way and in carefully thought-out words.
Read moreThe most important day observed every year by Buddhists around the world is just 20 days away. We invite you & your loved ones to join us in the host of Buddha Day programmes at Nalanda this Wesak from 11 to 18 May as below. The full list of programmes is at www.wesak.org.my, including those at the NEO Centres in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Sungai Petani.
Read moreOn Tuesday 8 April, the Happy Young Adults participants came together at NEO Centre KL in Happy Garden to learn with Sis. See Hui Shien on the topic of ‘Adapting to change and being agile’. The first step is to adjust our attitude to know and accept that impermanence and change is a part of life change. And when we face the eight worldly winds of gain & loss, fame & ill fame, praise & blame, pleasure & pain, we should hone ourselves to be unattached to changing circumstances and maintain equanimity to be emotionally stable.
Read moreOn Saturday 5 April, Ven. Sayadaw Saṅgharakkhita led the monthly Pindacāra at the morning markets in O.U.G. and Happy Garden. Sayadaw carried with him his 'Patta Kya' (monastic fan) for practicality, detachment and mindfulness and to symbolise the sacred commitment & adherence to the Vinaya.
Read moreTo commemorate Buddha Day in a peaceful and harmonious way, join us for the ‘Peace Walk’ at NEO Centre in Happy Garden. There will be offerings of light refreshments from 6pm, followed by a Dhamma talk at 6.30pm and thereafter the ‘Peace Walk’ around Happy Garden. All are welcome.
Read moreOn Tuesday 11 March, the Happy Young Adults’ Programme continued with their learning session on ‘Sustaining Motivation at Work’ by Mr. Lok Eng Hong, a corporate leader in the banking industry. Gathered at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden, the youths first reflected on factors that motivate and demotivate us at work, finding many similarities amongst themselves.
Read moreOn Saturday 15 March, Nalanda members, devotees and students of the Family Dhamma School joyfully welcomed Ven. Ayya Sumangala at the Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Johor Jaya. Ayya gave a Dhamma talk to parents of the Dhamma School about the true happiness of a Buddhist practitioner.
Read moreNalanda Kuala Lumpur Branch held their 12th Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) on Saturday 8 March at the NEO Centre in Happy Garden. Members reviewed the past year’s activities, rejoicing in the Dhamma programmes which engaged the wider community in the Buddha’s teachings.
Read moreOn Tuesday 4 March, Nalanda Youth Centre started its 8-week ‘Happy Young Adults’ Programme, a platform dedicated for young adults, to learn to thrive and overcome stress at work and in life. Held at Nalanda Education & Outreach Centre in Happy Garden, young working adults from different industries gather to learn from corporate leaders and professionals, reflecting on how they can apply their lives to the Dhamma.
Read moreThe 12th Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) of Nalanda Johor Branch was held on Sunday 2 March, with 24 members in attendance. The meeting commenced with a warm welcoming speech from Branch Chairperson Sis. Ong Ai Geok who thanked all members for a fruitful year together. Sis. Livin Leow also represented the Society’s Board of Management to deliver an opening speech to J.B. members.
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