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Different night for meditation in April

Our regular meditation evenings have been going well at the new location on Queen’s Road Central. Unfortunately, the studio mixed up some dates regarding our booking and we are having to change to meet on Tuesday evenings during the month of April.

So, with immediate effect, our regular weekly meditations will take place on:

Tuesdays at 8.15pm, at:

Studio on Queens *
2F, 55 Queen’s Road Central
(Entrance on Li Yuen St. West)
Central

Things will hopefully change back again come May, so we’ll send another update at the time to remind everyone.

Look forward to seeing you there and sorry for all the changes recently!

* The studio is conveniently located opposite H&M on Queen’s Road Central and reachable by most forms of public transportation (MTR Central Station; numerous buses on Des Voeux Road Central; tram; taxi stand right in front of the studio).  There is a 24-hour public car park around the corner in Man Yee Building; entrance on Pottinger Street. For a map, click here…

Meditation practice day in April

We will have a meditation practice day on Saturday 18th April at our place on Lantau Island. Whether you are completely new to Buddhism or already practising the Ngondro (four foundational practices), you are very welcome to join us. If you need instructions on starting a particular meditation practice, we’ll also have time for explanations. There will be three meditation sessions, starting at 10am, 2pm and 6pm – you don’t need to attend them all, but everyone is welcome to do so.

The address is Ming Garden, 1 San Shek Wan, Lantau and our contact number is 2537 755. The easiest way to get here is to either take the ferry to Mui Wo from Central pier 6, or take the MTR to Tung Chung. From Mui Wo take either bus no 1, 3M or 4 to San Shek Wan. From Tung Chung, take the bus 3M to San Shek Wan. Ask the driver to let you know when you arrive here if you’re unsure. Otherwise, you can take a blue Lantau taxi from either Mui Wo (approx HK$40) or Tung Chung (approx HK$80).

We’ve moved again!

As you know, we’ve recently been meditating in a temporary venue for the last couple of months and have found a new venue. We’re still in Central, now on Queen’s Road Central.

With immediate effect, our regular weekly meditations will take place at:

Studio on Queens *
2F, 55 Queen’s Road Central
(Entrance on Li Yuen St. West)
Central

Our first meditation in the new venue will be at 8.15pm (please note the new start time 15 minutes later!) on Wednesday 18th March 2009.

Look forward to seeing you there!

* The studio is conveniently located opposite H&M on Queen’s Road Central and reachable by most forms of public transportation (MTR Central Station; numerous buses on Des Voeux Road Central; tram; taxi stand right in front of the studio).  There is a 24-hour public car park around the corner in Man Yee Building; entrance on Pottinger Street. For a map, click here…

Meditation practice day in March

We will have our second meditation practice day this coming Saturday 21st March at our place on Lantau Island. Whether you are completely new to Buddhism or already practising the Ngondro (four foundational practices), you are very welcome to join us. There will be two meditation sessions, one starting at 11am and the second at 3pm – you don’t need to attend both, but everyone is welcome to do so. To round things off, we’ll have a BBQ in the garden at the end of the day. If you need instructions on starting a particular meditation practice, we’ll also have time for explanations. Just let us know if you’d like to attend. The address is Ming Gardens, 1 San Shek Wan, South Lantau – if you need directions to get here, please get in touch.

Meditation practice day

We will have a meditation practice day on Saturday 28th February at our new place on Lantau Island. Whether you are completely new to Buddhism or already practising the Ngondro (four foundational practices), you are very welcome to join us.

There will be two meditation sessions, one starting at 10am and the second at 2pm – you don’t need to attend both, but everyone is welcome to do so. To round things off, we’ll have a BBQ in the garden at the end of the day, starting around 5pm.

If you need instructions on starting a particular meditation practice, we’ll also have time for explanations. Just let us know if you’d like to attend.

The address is Ming Garden, 1 San Shek Wan, Lantau – the easiest way to get here is to either take the ferry to Mui Wo from Central pier 6, or take the MTR to Tung Chung. From Mui Wo take either bus no 1, 3M or 4 to San Shek Wan. From Tung Chung, take the bus 3M to San Shek Wan. Ask the driver to let you know when you arrive here if you’re unsure. Otherwise, you can take a blue Lantau taxi from either Mui Wo (approx HK$40) or Tung Chung (approx HK$80).

We’ve moved!

We’ve recently moved and so our weekly meditation evenings will take place in a different venue temporarily while we seek a permanent location in the Central area.

With immediate effect, our regular weekly meditations will take place at:

20F (Suites 5-6, c/o Bondway)
Kinwick Centre
32 Hollywood Road
(the Kinwick Centre is right next to the escalator, upstairs in the building where Pure Fitness is)

Our first meditation in the new venue will be at 8pm on Wednesday 14th January 2009.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Lama Ole Nydahl: Meditation – The Art of the Moment

In times of financial uncertainty, it’s easy to feel gloomy as we cut back on luxuries we’ve become used to. But should we feel negative? Buddhists understand that lasting happiness comes from within. Worrying about the past and the future causes us problems; however, this preoccupation obscures opportunities for happiness now!

Lama Ole Nydahl explains how meditation provides insight into The Art of the Moment. Here we rely on and work with what the credit crunch can’t take away, the richness of our own minds! Happiness is experienced by mind, not cars or money, so understanding mind is the most important thing.

Date:        29 January 2009 / 7.30pm

Venue:    Agnès b. CINEMA
Hong Kong Arts Centre
2 Harbour Road
Wanchai
(map and directions here)

Price:    HK$80 standard price
HK$40 for students and other concessions

Tickets:    Can be purchased at all URBTIX outlets
Internet ticketing: www.urbtix.hk
Telephone credit card booking: 2111 5999

Enquiries:    2537 7553
info@buddhism.hk

Meditation over the Christmas Break

Dear friends,

Just a short note to remind everyone that there won’t be meditation on the next two Wednesday evenings (Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve respectively). Instead, we will have meditation on Tuesday both this week and next week. Same address and will start at 8pm as usual.

Hope to see you,

Kukka and Anthony.

Mulled wine and minced pies!

Dear all,

Minced Pies and Mulled Wine!

Please don’t forget to come to meditation this coming Wednesday evening at 8pm (the 17th). We’ll have our annual minced pies and mulled wine evening – mulled wine served after meditation naturally!

As usual – all are welcome, it’s always free, and people new to Buddhism are very much invited to come.

Best wishes,

DWBHK!

Lama Ole Nydahl on YouTube

Dear Friends,

We are very happy to announce the release of the first in a new series of short talks by Lama Ole Nydahl on YouTube.

The short video talks, in English and German, will first start to be available on YouTube and iTunes. A new topic will be released every month in both languages. Subtitles for other languages will be added on YouTube soon.

The first videos are “Discover your potential” and “Anleitung zum Glück”. The first video (in English) is here, you can also access them under the YouTube user name “BuddhismDiamondWay” or by clicking the direct links below.

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qlLnkzzv40]

Discover your potential: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qlLnkzzv40
Anleitung zum Glück: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk-Gcae2NY8

Enjoy!