Please register through the HKU portal here. Buddhistdoor Global and The University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) Centre of Buddhist Studies (CBS) will co-host a film screening of director Brent Huffman’s award-winning documentary, Saving Mes Aynak, at HKU’s Rayson Huang Theatre on Saturday 23 April from 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. The screening will also feature a […]
Month: March 2016
On Killing People
Graham Lock Watching scenes of barbarity on the news or reading about them in the newspaper, I have sometimes wondered whether there are any circumstances in which I would be willing to kill someone, or more realistically in my case (if I had a gun in my hand I would probably shoot myself in the […]
Buddha’s Mirror
Steve Braff Life is joy. There is a cause of joy. The cause of joy is love. The path to love is awareness.
Turning Inward in the Present Moment, Finding Peace – An Evening with Dr. Barry Kerzin
Buddhist monk, teacher, and medical doctor Dr. Barry Kerzin will give a talk and lead a meditation session on the theme of “Turning Inward in the Present Moment, Finding Peace” in Hong Kong on Wednesday 30 March. Turning inward opens the door to a new way of living, in harmony with nature and those around […]
Ani Choying Drolma to Hold “Rebuilding with Love” Fundraising Concert in Hong Kong
On 20 April, Nepalese Buddhist nun and world-renowned musician Ani Choying Drolma will bring her music to Hong Kong for a special one-off fundraising concert in support of relief work in Nepal. Recently named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal, Ani Choying is known throughout the world for bringing Tibetan Buddhist chants and songs to mainstream audiences. All proceeds […]
Dance with No Dancer: Part 2
LiAnne Hunt Opening of Dharmata House Malaysia In 2014, they published a book and CD in Chinese of Rinpoche’s talks entitled Your Original Face. Now, in 2016, a mere four years since beginning this sacred dialog, the sangha has opened Dharmata House in time for Anam Thubten’s annual visit. Dharmata House is located smack in […]
Why I Don’t Believe in Spiritual Experiences
Raymond Lam Some scientists and psychologists draw parallels between religious experiences and psychological illnesses and conditions, like epilepsy. We’re not just talking about feelings of lovingkindness or compassion generated in meditation, but ecstatic visions of angels or hearing thundering voices of celestial beings. Drawing parallels between mental illness and religious ecstasy is pretty politically incorrect, […]
Dance with No Dancer: Part 1
LiAnne Hunt In Malaysia with Anam Thubten My blog begins as I enter the Fire Monkey year in Malaysia. I am in Kuala Lumpur attending programs with Anam Thubten, a Tibetan lama in the Nyingma lineage and the spiritual director of Dharmata Foundation. Rinpoche is here for the opening of Dharmata House Malaysia and is […]
Walking on the Path
Sherri Maxwell I had several beginnings in studying/committing my mind to Buddhism (since 1997) and exploring what that phrase meant, but had not found my way until I landed in Hong Kong. I was on the underground/metro/MTR and saw amongst a homogenous sea of Asians a bald, Caucasian man dressed in Tibetan-style robes—a monk—with an eagle tattoo on […]
On Alan Wallace
Graham Lock Over the last few years I have participated in a number of retreats, ranging from two months to a few days. And I have developed some pretty firm views on what is most useful to me and is what least useful to me. On my list of ‘least useful’ comes the dharma talk. […]