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•  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    

•  2024-12-31 16:00 - 2025-01-01 00:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Not staying overnight : free (donation is welcome) ; Staying overnight : HK$200/night (for all ages)

Every year, Plum Village centers  have the New Year Eve activities with friends to welcome the New Year. This year is the same.  Hereunder is the tentative schedule: Dec 31, 2024 (Thursday) New Year Eve 16:00  Welcome guests 17:00  Orientation 18:00  Dinner 19:30  Walking Meditation 20:30  Be-in 23:30 – 00:30  Welcoming New Year 2025 Ceremony followed by burning New Year Resolutions 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 ceremony, please arrange your own transportation. The activity on January 1, 2025 is： 08:30  breakfast together by the fireplace at Lotus Pond temple You are welcome to have a hiking with friends after breakfast.  Monastic will have the lazy day after the breakfast.   Closing of Registration:  December 30, 2024 15:00