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•  2025-03-22 10:00 - 16:30
•  he Education University of Hong Kong,10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, NT. – Block B3, Quiet Room (B3-P-09A)
•  Free (donations are welcome)

“Day of Mindfulness” is specifically designed to foster sustainable and practical happiness in life. Its primary focus is on nurturing the mental well-being of education professionals ultimately aiming to cultivate a state of peace. It is hoped that this is essential in creating a favourable learning environment and bring a positive impact into the learning and teaching environment. The forth “Day of Mindfulness” of this academic year is scheduled as follows: Target Teachers, administrators, students and parents, regardless of religious beliefs Date 22 Mar 2025 (Sat) Time 10:00 – 16:30 Venue Quiet Room (B3-P-09A) Tentative Rundown 10:00 Walking meditation 10:45 Lecture 12:30 Mindful Lunch (Please bring your own veggie-packed lunch, e.g., sandwiches, fruits) 13:15 Rest 13:45 Total Relaxation 14:45 Group Sharing 16:00 Farewell Language English with Cantonese translation Enrolment https://tinyurl.com/4byexsvx Deadline 19 Mar 2025 (Wed) Remarks ·      Successful applicants will be notified individually by email on 20 Mar 2025 (Thu); ·      Please arrive at least 5 minutes before the workshop starts; ·      Please wear comfortable, loose long pants / long skirts and a shirt with sleeves, and also bring enough warm clothing; ·      You are welcome, at your discretion, to bring cash as a donation to support the event.   For enquiries, please contact us at crse@eduhk.hk. Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education

•  2025-02-16 09:30 - 15:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free (donations are welcome)

We, the Plum Village Hong Kong Sangha, would like to show our deep gratitude and appreciation to you all for always supporting us through your practice and different means of contribution. This support of yours has helped us to continue the Career of the Lord Buddha, our Patriarch, and our beloved teacher more easily and effectively, spreading the Dharma and sharing the practice with our world today where there are so much suffering and instability.            Thanks to the many wonderful conditions that Plum Village has been given a small temple in Luk Wu Village since 2019, and words are not enough for us to express how happy and grateful we are to these conditions for us to have such a place in Hong Kong. This place has been renovated for more than two years and has now come to completion, thanks to so much love and support from monastics, lay practitioners, and generous donors around the world. We would like to invite you to take part in the Open-House event for our newly renovated Van Hanh temple with the schedule as follows: 09:30 Welcome guests to Lotus Pond temple 10:00 Singing meditation, instructions on walking and walking meditation. 10:45 Be-in 12:00 Lunch 13:30 Gather in front of Lotus Pond temple & heading to Luk Wu Village with prearranged bus 14:00 Arrived and practice walking meditation to Van Hanh temple 14:30 A short chanting ceremony. Touring around the temple and the village 15:30 Farewell & depart to Tung Chung with pre-arranged bus   VanHanhOpenDay English

•  2025-01-30 10:00 - 21:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Lantau
•  Free (donations are welcome); Staying Overnight : $200/night/person

All activities are at Lotus Pond Temple, except stated. 30 Jan 2025 (the 2nd day of Lunar New Year Calendar) 10:00 New Year Ceremony(Sitting, Chanting and Reading Kieu’s Oracles) 12:30 Lunch @ Lotus Pond Temple 14:30 Lion Dance Welcome guests and visit Lotus Pond Temple and the nuns’ rooms. 18:00 Dinner @ Lotus Pond Temple 21:30 Farewell If you would like to stay overnight in the temple, one night costs HK$200 (Please pay upon registration arriving the temple). If you plan to leave after the dinner, please arrange your own transportation. Closing of Registration:  January 27, 2025 15:00 Please note that there is no activities after breakfast on Jan 31, 2025 if you plan to have temple stay on January 30 night.  Temple will be closed on January 31, 2025.  

•  2025-01-28 16:00 - 2025-01-29 01:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free (donations are welcome); Staying Overnight : $200/night/person

To celebrate the Year of Snake, Plum Village Hong Kong / Asian Institute of Apply Buddhism Chinese New Year activities will be started from January 28, 2025 (the last day of Dragon Year), to January 30, 2024 (2nd day of Snake Year). Please refer to each day schedule and registration in the “Upcoming Events”. All activities are at Lotus Pond Temple, except as stated. 28 Jan 2025 (29 of December Lunar Calendar) 16:30 Welcome guests 17:00 Orientation 18:00 Dinner 19:30 Be-in 23:30 New Year ‘s Welcoming Ceremony If you plan to stay overnight in the temple, one night costs HK$200 (Please pay upon registration arriving the temple) . If you plan to leave after the ceremony, please arrange your own transportation. Closing of Registration:  January 25, 2025 15:00 Please refer to next Upcoming Event for the schedules and registrations on 1st and 2nd day of Snake Year.  

•  2025-01-29 10:00 - 21:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free (donations are welcome)； Staying Overnight : $200/night/person

All activities are at Lotus Pond Temple, except stated. 29 Jan 2025 (The first day of Lunar New Year Calendar) 10:00 New Year Ceremony (sitting, Lion Dance, chanting, Reading Kieu’s oracles,…) @ Lotus Pond Temple 12:30 Food Fair @ Bamboo Forest Monastery 14:30 Lion Dance and welcome guests to visit Bamboo Forest Hamlet and the Monks’ rooms 18:00 Dinner @ Bamboo Forest Monastery 21:30 Farewell If you would like to stay overnight in the temple, one night costs HK$200 (Please pay upon registration arriving the temple) . If you plan to leave after dinner, please arrange your own transportation. Closing of Registration:  January 26, 2025 15:00

•  2025-01-19 09:30 - 16:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free (donations are welcome)

Our beloved Thay (teacher) Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh transformed three years ago.  To mark the Third Anniversary of transition and honor the life of Thay, we shall have the memorial ceremony on January 19, 2025.  You are welcome to us. Schedule: 09:30 Orientation 10:00 Walking Meditation 11:00 Video Watching (Thay) 11:45 Memorial Ceremony 12:30 Mindful Lunch 13:45 Total Relaxation 15:00 Tea Meditation