Dear Friends,

Here is a message about some events held by Plum Village.

The Plum Village delegation will come to Hong Kong again in May 2008.
This time they will deliver two public talks -  "The Power of Mind" (May 21, 2008) and "Spirituality beyond Religion" with Fr Thomas Kwan 關俊棠神父 (June 1, 2008).
There is also a 7-day retreat about Buddhist Psychology and  Mindfulness held from May 24 to 30, 2008. 

I'm quite interested in the two public talks. See if you will join me.

If interested in any of these activities, do get your ticket of the public talks or register for the retreat as soon as possible!

An Appointment with Plum Village 2008
與梅村有約

由一行禪師創辦位於法國南部的梅村禪修中心的法師將於五月訪港弘法，詳情如下：

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, the founder of Plum Village Practice Centre in Southern France, will send Dharma teachers to visit Hong Kong in May.

1) Public Talk :The Power of Mind
    公開講座 ：心念的力量
Organised by Plum Village Hong Kong
Co-organised by Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, HKIEd & The Buddhist Studies Group, PolyU
主辦：香港梅村
協辦：香港教育學院 宗教教育及心靈教育中心  和  香港理工大學佛學會

Speaker: Ven. Thich Chan Phap An
主講者 : 法印法師

Date:  May 21, 2008 (Wednesday)
日期 : 2008年5月21日 (週三)

Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
時間 : 晚上7:30至9:30

Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Polytechni University
地點 : 香港理工大學  蔣震劇院

Language: English, with Cantonese translation
語言 : 英語講授，粵語翻譯

Tickets are distributed at :
the Prince Edward and the Central branches of Buddhist Philosophy Bookshop
門票
由5月1 日起免費於佛哲書舍(太子及中環分店)派發
(Tele: 2391-8143)

2) 7-Day Retreat "The Buddha Enlightenment – its implication to the development of Buddhist Psychology" 七天禪修營 「悟：佛教心理學的開展」
Organised by Plum Village Hong Kong
Co-organised by Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, HKIEd
主辦：香港梅村
協辦：香港教育學院 宗教教育及心靈教育中心

Date: May 24 - 30, 2008
日期 : 2008年5月24 (六) 至30日 (五)

Venue: The Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre, HKU
地點 : 香港大學嘉道理農業研究所

Language: English, with Cantonese translation
語言 : 英語講授，粵語翻譯

For details of application and payment, please visit the website: www.plumvillage.org.hk
收費及報名詳情請瀏覽以下網頁www.plumvillage.org.hk

For enquiries: retreat@plumvillage.org.hk
電郵查詢: retreat@plumvillage.org.hk

3) Public Talk: Spirituality beyond Religion
公開講座 ：修行無「宗」界
Organised by Centre for Catholic Studies, CUHK
Co-organised by Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education (CRSE), HKIEd and The Buddhist Studies Group, PolyU
主辦: 香港中文大學天主教研究中心
協辦：香港教育學院 宗教及心靈教育中心  和  香港理工大學佛學會

Speakers: Fr. Thomas Kwan & Ven. Thich Chan Phap An
主講： 關俊棠神父 及　法印法師

Date: June 1, 2008 (Sunday)
日期 : 2008年6月1日 (週日)

Time:7:45pm-9:45pm
時間 : 晚上7:45至9:45

Venue: The Jockey Club Auditorium, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
地點 : 香港理工大學  賽馬會綜藝館

Language :  Cantonese
語言：粵語

Tickets are distributed at the following places :
門票由5月1 日起免費於以下地點派發:
1. Centre for Catholic Studies, CUHK
Room 529B, Sino Building, Chung Chi College, CUHK, Shatin, N.T.
香港中文大學天主教研究中心 (沙田香港中文大學崇基校園許讓成樓407室)
(Tel: 3163-4277) (http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/crs/catholic/CCS/index_ch.html)

2. Talentum Bookshop 塔冷通心靈書舍
九龍油麻地彌敦道523號禮基大廈一樓AB室 (Tel:2782-7027)

3. Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education (CRSE), HKIEd
香港教育學院宗教教育與心靈教育中心 (Tel: 2948-8285)

4. Buddhist Philosophy Bookshop 佛哲書舍 (Tele: 2391-8143)

For enquiries to: 電郵查詢: catholic_marina@cuhk.edu.hk

So glad that I can overcome my nervousness in sharing (/presenting) in front of a large of people tonight. I felt like sharing something genuine to family members or close friends.

Thank you Vanessa and Christine for encouraging me to be more relaxed, calm and focused.

True! Both my mind and heart've got to be strong and optimistic to embrace challenges and, at the same time, appreciate all blessings in my life!

Feel so grateful for everyone around me - my family, friends, colleagues, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Master Hin Hung : )

"Breathing in, I smile and become relaxed.
Breathing out, my mind is now clear and focused."

"Peace is every step."

「浮光掠影中的喜悅」

抽空逛過小小的序言書室......  

得知龍老師明年二月開課，導讀五十年代港、台小說，從文學中探索當年社會

被阿濃的《去中國人的幻想世界玩一趟》吸引，真的想有一天在中國人的幻想世界(Wonderland)玩......  

Reading Jane Eyre and thinking about feminism and gender inequality, etc. at the moment...