We are delighted to announce that Lama Ole Nydahl will be visiting Hong Kong in early March to give The Great Seal (Skt. Mahamudra / Tib. Chag Chen) teachings.
Mahamudra means “The Great Seal” and is considered to be the crown jewel of Buddha’s teachings. When one rests in the totality of the seer, what is seen and the act of seeing at all times, the goal, Mahamudra, is reached.
During Great Seal Courses, Lama Ole describes the progressive stages which lead to this state and also guides his students in various meditations throughout the course. There are only very few schools of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism which have succeeded in keeping these teachings alive until today.
More information on the weekend course can be found on our website by clicking on this link.
Look forward to seeing you there.
We are very pleased to announce that Jakub Kadlec will be returning to Hong Kong to give a series of teachings and guided meditations over the weekend of 2, 3 and 4 December. The theme for the weekend will be “Space for Mind”.
Jakub took Buddhist refuge in 1994, and has been the official translator for Lama Ole Nydahl in his native Czech Republic since 1998. He has been teaching Buddhism since 2000. Apart from his main teacher (or root lama), Lama Ole, Jakub has received teachings from many of the great masters of the Karma Kagyu school including the 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje, Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, Lobpon Tsechu Rinpoche, Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche, Jigme Rinpoche and Mipham Rinpoche.
Weekend Course Overview
The full timetable of events is set out below.
| Space for Mind (introduction) |
8.00pm |
Fri 3 December |
| Space for Mind (part 2) |
3.00pm |
Sat 4 December |
| Space for Mind (part 3) |
3.00pm |
Sun 5 December |
Each talk costs HK$80 (HK$40) for concessions to attend.
There will also be group meditation events on Saturday and Sunday starting at 11am on both days.
Venue for all the events is: Diamond Way Buddhist Centre Hong Kong, Unit 3, 2/F, 3-5 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan.
All are welcome and look forward to seeing you there!
We are very happy to announce that Burkhard Scherer will be coming to give teachings in Hong Kong. Burkhard was born 1971 in Germany and took refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl in 1999. He teaches Religious Studies (Buddhist Studies) at the university in Canterbury (U.K.) and works for the Diamond Way university project ITAS (International Institute of Tibetan and Asian Studies) in Karma Guen, Spain.
Burkhard’s speciality is the linking of academic and practitioner views on Buddhist thought, history and meditation. He has been teaching Buddhism at the request of Lama Ole since 2005. During the weekend, Burkhard will expand on the foundational aspects of Buddhism, bringing his unique insight and expertise.
Weekend Course Overview
The full timetable of events is set out below.
| Ways to Permanent Happiness (part 1) |
3.00pm |
Sat 22 October |
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| Ways to Permanent Happiness (part 2) |
3.00pm |
Sun 23 October |
Each talk costs HK$60 (HK$30) for concessions to attend.
Venue for all the events is: Diamond Way Buddhist Centre Hong Kong, Unit 3, 2/F, 3-5 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan.
All are welcome and look forward to seeing you there!
Denes Andras, an experienced Buddhist teacher from Hungary, will be visiting Hong Kong and will be leading a weekend course about Buddhism. The course will start with a talk about Love and Partnership in Buddhism on Friday evening, and continue with a series of meditations and talks over the weekend. Details of the talks and the rest of the program are below.
The Buddha and Love
Rather than competing with our partners, the Buddha advises us to support each other and stand side by side. This talk will discuss patterns of behaviour that can come up in our relationships and will include concrete advise on how we can use our closest connections as important steps on our way to reach enlightenment.
Date / time: Friday, 14 October / 7.30pm
Cost: HK$60 / HK$30 for concessions
The Teacher-Student Relationship
One of the central topics in Diamond Way Buddhism. According to the highest level of Buddha’s teachings, the teacher is so important because we see him or her not as a person or god but as a mirror to one’s own potential. Showing us our timeless nature with countless skillful means, here the teacher actually represents the Buddha. For more information, please take a look at this article by Lama Ole Nydahl.
Date / time: Saturday, 15 October / 3.00pm
Cost: HK$60 / HK$30 for concessions
Working with Disturbing Emotions
Denes will explain how one can integrate Buddhist teachings and meditation into our every day lives, providing the tools we need to transform the emotional ups and downs we experience into a state of awareness and joy. As our disturbing feelings dissolve, we are able to experience the true nature of mind more and more: a state of space and bliss inseparable.
Date / time: Sunday, 16 October / 3.00pm
Cost: HK$60 / HK$30 for concessions
Weekend Course Overview
The full timetable of events is set out below.
| Love and Partnership |
7.30pm |
Fri 14 October |
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| Meditation session |
11am |
Sat 15 October |
| Teacher-Student Relationship |
3pm |
Sat 15 October |
| 16th Karmapa Meditation followed by dinner |
8pm |
Sat 15 October |
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| Meditation session |
11am |
Sun 16 October |
| Working with Disturbing Emotions |
3pm |
Sun 16 October |
Venue for all the events is: Diamond Way Buddhist Centre Hong Kong, Unit 3, 2/F, 3-5 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan.
All are welcome and look forward to seeing you there!
 Please join us for a weekend course about “Buddhism in the Modern World” with Eckart Dross, a Buddhist teacher from Argentina. The course will include an overview of Diamond Way Buddhism and the important methods it uses for working with mind.
Simply put, Buddha’s teachings enable us to experience lasting happiness. By using suitable meditations, our theoretical knowledge turns into direct experience leading to the goal of Buddha’s teachings – the full development of body, speech and mind.
The teachings of Buddhism have remained a liberating gift to mankind for the last 2,450 years. Non-dogmatic and without any gods or commandments, they have enabled people to benefit both others and themselves. Especially today, with the many independent thinkers and new communication techniques, it has become possible to collect, organize and distribute Buddhist teachings, old as new, in attractive and fresh ways.
In today’s fast paced world, how can we use these timeless methods in our modern, busy lives?
Eckart Dross became Buddhist in 1998 and founded the Diamond Way Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has been instrumental in setting up other centres and retreat places throughout South America. He has been travelling and teaching Buddhism internationally since 2005, giving lectures and courses on Buddhism at Lama Ole Nydahl’s request, throughout South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
The course will start on Friday 2 September at 7.30pm with a public talk to introduce the course, and will continue on Saturday and Sunday at 10am on both days. Both weekend days will include a meditation session starting at 10am and a further talk with Eckart starting at 2pm.
The talks on Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon will cost HK$80 (HK$50 for concessions) each to attend.
Venue: Diamond Way Buddhist Centre Hong Kong, 2/F, 3-5 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
All are welcome to attend and translation into Cantonese will also be available. We look forward to seeing you there!
We’re starting a regular weekend meditation practice session on Saturday at 11am. Each and every week, we will meet together to continue with our personal meditation practice whether it is the 16th Karmapa meditation, Refuge meditation, Ngondro practices, etc.
The idea behind the day is to give each other some support and a friendly push to continue with our own practice. The day is useful for those who want to know more about integrating meditation practice in their daily lives and have the opportunity to meditate with others in a group setting.
All are welcome to attend and it is free to come. If you need instructions on starting a particular meditation practice, we’ll also have time for explanations.
In Buddhism, meditation means “effortlessly remaining in what is.” This state may be brought about by calming and holding the mind, by realizing compassion and wisdom, or by working with the body’s energy channels and meditating on Buddha forms of light and energy. The most effective methods are the constant identification with one’s own potential to be a Buddha and experiencing the richness of every situation in life; both of which are taught in the Diamond Way. When one understand that the seer, what is seen, and the act of seeing are not separate from each other, the goal has been reached.
Hope to see you there!
Diamond Way Buddhism HK
Please join us for a weekend course where we will study Lama Ole Nydahl’s essential guide to Buddhism, “They Way Things Are”, with Karol Sleczek, a Buddhist teacher from Poland.
Karol, who is also trained in classical philosophy, has been travelling internationally for many years giving lectures and courses on Buddhism at Lama Ole Nydahl’s request. He is highly respected for the depth of his wisdom and incisive teachings. This will be his first visit to HK.
The course will start on Friday 10 June at 7.30pm, and will continue on Saturday and Sunday at 10am on both days.
The cost for attending the whole weekend course will be HK$300 / HK$200 for concessions. Individual sessions will cost HK$70 / HK$40 for concessions each.
It is very rare to have the opportunity to delve so deeply into a topic like this, we look forward to seeing you there!
Dear friends,
May Meditation Madness!
Since moving to our new centre in Sheung Wan, we’ve been meeting for guided meditation every day at 8pm to practice the 16th Karmapa mediation together.
Keen to keep up our good work to date, we’ll be continuing in the same vein and enjoying another month of Meditation Madness! As usual, we’ll start at 8pm and practice the 16th Karmapa Meditation. All are welcome to join. If you are new to Buddhism, we’d recommend coming along on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm where one of our regular members will give a short talk to introduce the meditation and explain a little about who we are and what we do.
Look forward to seeing you soon!
Dear friends,
On Tuesday 10th May, there is a public holiday in Hong Kong to celebrate Buddha’s birthday. We’ll be meeting at the centre at 10am for a Meditation Practice Day. It is a great opportunity to go a bit deeper in one’s own meditation practice by spending a bit more time on the cushion, or to get explanations if you want to start dedicating a bit more time to meditation practice. The day will finish with the guided meditation on the 16th Karmapa at 8pm.
Look forward to seeing you soon.
Best wishes!
Diamond Way Buddhism Hong Kong
Unit 3, 2nd Floor, 3-5 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Tel. 2537 7553 | info@buddhism.hk | www.buddhism.hk
Please join us for meditation every day at 8pm for the rest of the month – its time for March Meditation Madness!
We will be practising the 16th Karmapa Meditation - the methods employed in this meditation have been used in Buddhism since the time of the Buddha 2,500 year ago. Focused on fully developing the human potential, the meditation brings about lasting results for those who not only want to learn about their minds, but have a direct experience of it. The meditation will always be preceeded by a short talk from one of the members of the centre – so if you are new to Buddhism, it is an ideal place to start. Our address is:
Unit 3, 2nd Floor,
3-5 Jervois Street,
Sheung Wan,
Hong Kong
* Our centre is conveniently located in a quiet street in the Central / Sheung Wan area, a short walk from either MTR station. There are various bus routes that run up and down either Queen’s Road Central or Des Voeux Road Central, and we are also very close to the tram.
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