Events

•  2023-01-08 09:30 - 16:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free

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 – 1st to 3rd week Q&A – 4th week 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Total Relaxation 14:30 1st week  – 5 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony & Dharma Discussion 2nd week – Dharma Discussion / separate activities for Wake Up Group (footnote 1) 3rd week – 14 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony & Dharma Discussion 4th week – Q&A / Children Program & Dharma Discussion   We will open the space for 80 friends to join the DOM on first-come-first serve basis. Registration window will be open on every Monday 22:00 until Friday 22:00, or seats are fully occupied. Language: English with Cantonese Translation You are encouraged to stay for the whole day to practice and nourish your body and mind. Should you have any question, please email to aiab@pvfhk.org. We look forward to practice with you. Breathe & Smile, AIAB monastic   Footnote: Wake Up Group welcomes aged 18 – 35 young people. A separate activities will be led by the monastic.

•  2023-02-17 19:00 - 21:00
•  Zoom & Central
•  Free of Charge

Bi-monthly Theme: Cultivating the Mine of Love In the coming 2 months, we will be reading Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s book ‘Cultivating the Mind of Love’. In this book, Thay has given a most unusual Dharma teaching: the story of his first love. He pairs these personal memories with his insightful commentaries on classic Buddhist teachings, including the Diamond Lotus, Avatamsaka, and Vimalakirti Sutras. In combining personal experience and Dharma teachings. Thay allows his readers to experience and to appreciate what is human and wonders in all of us. He shows us how to cultivate our own “mind of love”， how to bring joy and hope to ourselves and those around us. In the coming four Friday Nights, we will be practicing together and reading Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s book ‘̉Cultivating the Mind of Love’. Please join us in this practice. Dates Date Time (UTC +8) Location Language 2023 Jan 6th 19:30 – 21:15 Online (Zoom) English 2023 Jan 20th 19:00 – 21:00 Central Cantonese 2023 Feb 3rd 19:30 – 21:15 Online (Zoom) English 2023 Feb 17th 19:00 – 21:00 Central Cantonese The zoom link will be provided upon successful registration. Registration here is only for online practices. Registration for practices in Central will be open on the Monday of that week. Please visit this page again by then. Please join 5 minutes earlier to settle ourselves down in silence. English poster Chinese poster

•  2022-12-25 09:30 - 16:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free

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. December 25 DOM is a special one. We do not only practice mindfulness together, but also celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.  In the afternoon, we will have a Be-In (Togetherness) session. If you have some sharing, like songs, poem, story…, you are welcome to share with us during the session. The program of the DOM is as follow: Time Program 09:30 Orientation for new friends 10:00 Walking Meditation 11:00 Dharma Talk – 1st to 3rd week Q&A – 4th week 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Total Relaxation 14:30 1st week  – 5 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony & Dharma Discussion 2nd week – Dharma Discussion / separate activities for Wake Up Group (footnote 1) 3rd week – 14 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony & Dharma Discussion 4th week – Q&A / Children Program & Dharma Discussion   We will open the space for 80 friends to join the DOM on first-come-first serve basis. Registration window will be open on every Monday 22:00 until Friday 22:00, or seats are fully occupied. Language: English with Cantonese Translation You are encouraged to stay for the whole day to practice and nourish your body and mind. It is cold in Ngong Ping.  If you come to visit us, please wear enough warm clothes.  Should you have any question, please email to aiab@pvfhk.org. We look forward to practice with you. Breathe & Smile, AIAB monastic   Footnote: Wake Up Group […]

•  2022-12-18 09:30 - 16:00
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free

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 Watching documentary film on Thay’s life 12:30 Lunch (footnote 1) 13:30 Inviting Thay’s Ashes to home Ceremony We open the limited space on first-come-first serve basis.  Friend must register.  Registration window will be open on every Monday 22:00 until Friday 22:00, or seats are fully occupied. Language: English with Cantonese Translation You are encouraged to stay for the whole day to practice and nourish your body and mind. Should you have any question, please email to aiab@pvfhk.org. We look forward to practice with you. Breathe & Smile, AIAB monastic   Note: The temperature on Ngong Ping is 5-7 0C lower than in town.  We highly recommend you to wear warm clothes.

•  2022-12-16 19:00 - 21:00
•  中環
•  免費

Sorry, this entry is only available in 繁體中文. 日期：2022年 12月 16日 晚上：7:00 – 9:00 地點：中環 （詳細地址在報名成功及確認後，通過電郵發放） 無需禪修經驗。 條件：因場地要求，進入場地者必須已接種三針，並需出示針紙。 名額：9 位  

•  2023-01-26 17:00 - 2023-01-29 14:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  HK$1,500

The retreat is full.  Registration window is closed. You are invited to attend a retreat, celebrating the Lunar New Year/Spring Festival of the year 2023, at AIAB – LotusPond Temple. The theme of this retreat is Nourishing Our Togetherness, which helps to cultivate the peace and happiness that we can offer to ourselves and to others with our presence. This is our first retreat held at AIAB – Lotus Pond Temple since the Covid-19 pandemic, which had prevented us from holding on-site retreat since 2020. We are happy to welcome you and to be with you in this retreat for a simple reason: to be aware of our presence. Life is available and is wonderful when we are present in the here and now. In this retreat, we will practice mindfulness as a way of life, where everything we do like breathing, walking, eating, smiling …. is an act of mindfulness. We will enjoy the beautiful sky, the trees, the walking path, the flowers around us. We will listen to dharma talks and participated in dharma sharing on how to live fully in the present moments and to cultivate togetherness, making our presence a precious gift to ourselves and others. The tentative schedule is as follows: Date/Time Thur. Jan. 26 Fri. Jan. 27 Sat. Jan. 28 Sun. Jan 29 5:15   Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up 6:00   Sitting & Slow Walking & Reading Discourse Outdoor walking, sitting & breakfast 7:00   10 Mindful Movements & Walking Meditation 8:00   Breakfast Breakfast 9:15   Working Meditation Working Meditation Working Meditation 10:30 Dharma Talk Dharma Talk Questions & Answers 12:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch,Closing Circle, Fare well & Happy Continuation of the practice at home 14:00 Total Relaxation 15:00 Registration Group sharing Group sharing 16:45 Exercise Exercise / Consultation 18:00 Dinner 19:30 Dharma Talk Touching the Earth Beginning Anew 21:30 Rest – Noble Silence Retreat will be conducted in English with […]