May 2022 Online Practice Session Please join us for our monthly online practice. Details are as follows: Date: May 23, 2022 Time: 20:30 HKT Link for joining: https://meet.google.com/fqf-hafo-atw Kindly note the following: A Google account is required for joining the online practice. Before joining, please ensure your microphone is switched off so as to minimize disturbances to the session.
Dear friends, With the new guideline of Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation, we resume our face-to-face Sunday Day of Mindfulness (DOM). Here is the tentative schedule: 9:30 Orientation for new friends 10:00 Walking Meditation 10:45 Sitting Meditation, Dharma Talk, Dharma Sharing 12:00 Farewell We will open the space for 30 friends to join the DOM on first-come-first serve basis. Registration window will be open on Monday 2200, and closed on Friday 2200 or reached the maximum capacity. A confirmation message will be popped up if success. We look forward to practice with you. Breathe & Smile, AIAB / Plum Village Hong Kong
Dear friends, Asian Institute of Apply Buddhism / Plum Village Hong Kong (Ngong Ping, Lotus Pond Temple) will be reopened on May 15, 2022. The first Sunday Day of Mindfulness is to celebrate Vesak, the Buddha’s birthday. You are invited to join the Day of Mindfulness (DOM) with Buddha’s birthday at AIAB, Lotus Pond Temple, Lantau Island on May 15, 2022. The schedule is as follows: 10：00 Walking Meditation 10：45 Dharma Talk 11：30 Bathing the baby Buddha – Getting in touch with the Buddha within Farewell (as per Hong Kong Government regulation, no lunch will be provided) Language: English with Cantonese Translation How to Register: Please register on or before May 14, 2022 18:00. When you arrive at the Lotus Pond Temple, please go to the Dining hall to: Use your “LeaveHomeSafe” mobile application to scan the QR code, and Scan your Vaccine Pass. If you have positive test result on Rapid Antigen Test or COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Test within the past seven days, or if you are not feeling well, please stay at home and rest. See you on the Vesak Day! Breathe & Smile, Monks and Nuns of AIAB
You are invited to join us for a Memorial Ceremony where we come together to generate the collective energy of peace in memory of our beloved teacher as we commemorate 100 days since his passing. The community will spend the morning in Noble Silence as we enjoy with you Guided Sitting Meditation, Touching the Earth, Chanting, and Reading from the Sutras. (Time displayed is in Hong Kong Time) The programme will be in English, French, and Vietnamese (EN, FR, VN).
The recent spike in covid-19 infections has sent the related death toll to nearly 10,000, leaving many families in bereavement. But few families had been able to carry out proper memorial services to honour the deceased, owing to covid restrictions. In view of the situation, the monastic sangha at Plum Village Foundation Hong Kong (Asia Institute of Applied Buddhism) will hold an open memorial service to commemorate the recently deceased and to comfort the living. The monastic sangha is also saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the current war in Ukraine. In the service, they will commemorate those who died in the war as well. The Plum Village Foundation Hong Kong would like to invite you to participate in the service. May our collective energy of compassion transform the grief of many, with blessings sent forth to Hong Kong and the world, so that the pandemic and the war will soon end. Any participant in bereavement may set up an altar at home, with a picture of the deceased and flowers, so that the blessings from the service can reach the deceased. Date and Time: Sunday, April 24, 2022 – 10:00am to noon YouTube: https://youtu.be/XB0gdwOplbQ Language: English & Vietnamese (chanting) with Cantonese translation References Our teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh touched us how to face the death. Plum Village Hong Kong selected the following short videos and wish to bring peace to everyone. What Happens When We Die?” | Clip from a Dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2014 06 17, PV You Have A Cosmic Body | by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2014 07 20, (LH, Plum Village Summer Retreat) “Being an Island”: the Buddha’s last teaching | by Thich Nhat Hanh, 2009-11-12 No Life Without Death | Thich Nhat Hanh, (Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France)
The Day of Mindfulness (DOM) is mainly facilitated by the monks and nuns of AIAB with the intention to bring the practices of Buddhism into daily life. It is a day for us to experience the happiness of the present moment simply by having a series of mindfulness practice activities. The mindfulness practice will help us to become more focus and attentive in our daily life. Practicing together is indeed very happy and enjoyable! The DOM is free-of-charge and welcomes all, regardless of your religious background and experiences. The program of the DOM is temporary adjusted to as follows: Time Program 09:30 Orientation for new friends 10:00 Walking Meditation 11:00 Dharma Talk 12:00 Lunch (footnote 1) 14:20 Dharma Discussion / 5 or 14 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony We will open the space for 30 friends to join the DOM on first-come-first serve basis. Please registrar on or before Thursday. Language: English with Cantonese Translation Location: Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism, Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Hong Kong You are encouraged to stay for the whole day to practice and nourish your body and mind. For transportation information, please refer to this page. Any questions, email us at aiab@pvfhk.org. Footnote: With HK Gov’t recommendation, we cannot offer lunch. Please enjoy vegetarian lunch in nearby Ngong Ping restaurant