Chinese New Year Activities 1/3 – 2025.01.28 Tuesday

  •  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.  

Chinese New Year Activities 2/3 – 2025.01.29 Wednesday, the 1st day of CNY

  •  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

The Third Anniversary of Thay Ceremony & Sunday Day of Mindfulness – 2025.01.19

  •  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    

2025 New Year Eve Activities – 2024.12.31

  •  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

台灣禪修活動 – 2024.11

  •  2024-11-24 12:00 - 2024-12-10 12:00
  •  台灣
  •  請參閱報告連結

每年約十一月期間,香港梅村會在台灣舉辧禪修活動。今年除了香港法師,我們亦請到泰國及越南中心的法師參加,我們一行十一位,包括泰國梅村資深的佛法老師法念法師,是一行禪師最早期的弟子,曾擔任禪師的侍者長達10多年,我們常常聽到梅村的「叩鐘偈」便是由法念法師主唱,在youtube的點擊率高達240萬次,而泰國梅村更是目前梅村亞洲最大的僧團,常駐出家眾有數百位。 香港梅村的法鐘法師,是第一批常駐於香港的法師,從當時只有在尖沙咀一個不到20坪的修習空間,深耕10多年,至今香港梅村每年修習的人次數千人,法鍾法師更是現任香港梅村的主持 除了本土台灣朋友參加外,今年我們亦希望邀請其他東南亞國家的朋友參加 這是台灣11,12月禪修營的資訊,歡迎大家參加及推介給朋友 真正的幸福–邁向內在和平 11/24台北公開講座,報名:https://www.accupass.com/event/2408291619191809075174 ⚘️覺醒之道 (Path of awakening) 11/28-12/2宜蘭礁溪五日禪,報名:https://www.accupass.com/event/2408040059231673737890 ⚘️真愛帶來療癒 (True Love Heals) 12/7-12/10高雄四日禪,報名:https://www.accupass.com/go/pvretreat2024kh   台灣禪營小組聯絡方式 電子信箱:pvtreats@gmail.com Line@帳號https://https://lin.ee/VyuGMDE

AIAB Mid-Autumn Festival – 2024.09.17

  •  2024-09-17 17:30 - 21:00
  •  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
  •  Free (donations are welcome)

It will be a very joyful day for the AIAB monastics and friends to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival together. Coming here, you and your family can celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in a peaceful and joyful environment. With lanterns in our hands, we will enjoy our walking meditation under the full moon light around Ngong Ping village, so quiet at night. If you have a lantern of your own that you like to bring here to contribute to the beauty of colors and shapes of the festival, please do not hesitate. If you, your children, as a family can play some music or sing some happy Mid-Autumn’s songs that you wish to offer to the joyful, homely atmosphere of the Festival, we are more than happy to register your act as a performance for the celebration. We give priority to the children’s performances in the spirit of encouraging them and offering our care to their enthusiasm to being so naturally radiant and joyful. After the celebration, you can ride on the arranged bus back to Tung Chung MTR station after the activity.  HK$50 per person (same price for child), or stay overnight. The suggested cost for one night is HK$200. We recommend you to bring your beddings in order for saving the environment. Please go to responsible monastic and pay for the fee when you arrive. The schedule is as follow: 17:30 Dinner 19:00 Moon Walking Meditation with Lantern, Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration with Be-In, enjoying the moon and the mooncake 21:00 Farewell Cut off date and time:  September 16,2024, 18:00

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