Upcoming Events

•  2025-06-28 10:00 - 16:30
•  The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, NT. – C-LP-03
•  Free (donations are welcome)

Day of Mindfulness (DOM) Co-organized by Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, EdUHK & Plum Village Mindfulness Academy “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 last “Day of Mindfulness” of this academic year is scheduled as follows: Target Teachers, administrators, students and parents, regardless of religious beliefs Date 28 June 2025 (Sat) Time 10:00 – 16:30 Venue Quiet Room (C-LP-03) 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   Deadline: 25 June 2025 (Wed) Remarks: Successful applicants will be notified individually by email on 26 June 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 email  crse@eduhk.hk.  

•  2025-06-29 09:30 - 16:30
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free (donations are welcome)

Information of the activity 1st week: 5 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony 2nd week: separate activities for Wake Up Group (youth aged 18 to 35)) 3rd week: 14 Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony 4th week: Q&A / Children Program Registration link will be open on Monday night approximately 11:00 pm and ended on Friday evening 18:00, or the capacity are fully occupied.

•  2025-07-01 09:50 - 11:45
•  Po Lin Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Free

This Summer, Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism / Plum Village Hong Kong is very happy to participate in the Lotus Festival organized by Po Lin Monastery to introduce the practices of Sitting Meditation and Walking Meditation. Walking Meditation and Sitting Meditation are important practices in Plum Village. Mindfulness is a kind of energy that we generate when we bring our mind back to our body and get in touch with what is going on in the present moment, within us and around us. We become aware of our breathing and come home to our body, fully present for ourselves and whatever we are doing. In the Plum Village Tradition, we sit just to enjoy sitting. There is nowhere to go and nothing to do. We can just enjoy sitting there, following our breathing, enjoying being alive. When we practice walking meditation, we focus our steps touching on the earth. This will unify our body and mind, walking in freedom and solidity, arriving in the present moment in every step. Our daily life is busy, please give ourself a space to rest. In this Lotus Festival, at the foot of the Big Buddha in Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, accompanied by the noble and elegant lotues, Plum Village monastic will guide friends to practice Sitting Meditation and Walking Meditation, to be in touch with inner peace and joy together. Po Lin Meditation 2025 Date and time activities with Plum Village Hong Kong / Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday) 9:50 am – 11:45am June 25, 2025 (Wednesday) 9:50 am – 11:45am July 1, 2025 (Tuesday) 9:50 am – 11:45am Language: English with Cantonese translation How to register: Please click in the Registration Link and 「開始作答」

•  2025-07-16 15:00 - 2025-07-20 14:00
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  Please refer to the newsletter

Retreat Theme:  Happiness Beings With Your Lovely Smile Children (aged 6 or above) and Teens are welcomed to join with parents, as well as individual friends who would like to experience the power of mindfulness. Summer holidays is approaching soon.  Joining a Mindful Retreat is the most precious and unique gift for the whole family especially for children and teens.  In the retreat, all members of the family can explore the practice of mindfulness and learn ways to deal with their everyday circumstances in life, which we cannot learn from schools. Are we able to make ourselves and people around us happy and less stressful in our daily lives?  Are we able to take good care of ourselves or to even pause to look back at ourselves and the situations we are facing? Let us come together and learn how to recognize, accept and transform the unpleasant and difficult issues and or relationships in our life journey. With practicing how to cultivate mutual understanding and love can bring us happy life, good communication in relationships amongst family member, colleagues, etc.  Whether we are married or single, let us explore together the practice of mindfulness and learn how to cope with problems with more calm and clarity, bringing more positive values to our relationships in daily life. In this retreat, we will have the chance to learn teachings and practices of mindfulness to cultivate peace and happiness, inspiration and insight, which are already existing in us. 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 paths, and the flowers around us. We will listen to Dharma talks and participated in group sharing on how to live fully in the present moment, to deal with negative emotions, and to cultivate togetherness, making our presence a precious gift to […]

•  2025-07-30 15:00 - 2025-08-03 14:00
•  Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
•  HK$2,500

Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism(AIAB) 2025 Educators Retreat – Happy Teachers Will Change the World  July 30, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – August 3, 2025 @ 2:00 pm Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphy Please join us at Plum Village Hong Kong “Happy Teachers Will Change the World” an educator retreat for both experienced and beginning meditators. This retreat is open to educators, school managers and administrators from elementary through college. During our time together, we shall learn how to build a supportive environment in the workplace and the art of mindful communication – loving speech, deep listening and how to reconcile with others. We will also explore the challenges and successes encountered in bringing mindfulness into education and support one another as a “community of educators” both within the retreat and beyond. In this retreat, we will have the chance to learn teachings and practices of mindfulness to stop and calm ourselves, to look deeply from within, to cultivate peace and happiness, which already existing in us. 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 group sharing on how to live fully in the present moments, to deal with negative emotions, and to cultivate togetherness, making our presence a precious gift to teachers and students alike. We look forward to meeting you and sharing our mindfulness practices with you, so you can experience more happiness and peace as educators and in your daily life. The tentative schedule is as follows: Date/Time Wed. Jul 30 Thur. Jul 31 Fri. Aug 01 Sat. Aug 02 Sun. Aug 03 5:15 Wake Up 6:00   Sitting & Slow Walking & Reading Discourse Outdoor walking, sitting & breakfast 7:00   10 Mindful Movements & Walking […]