Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2022

Topic:

Wearing White Clothes in Saha——Buddhist Ways of Dharma Propagation and Management

Speaker:

Mr. Walter Ngai (Secretary General of Hong Kong Tsz Shan Monastery)

Date:

16 Dec 2022 (Friday)

Time:

19:00~21:00

Format:

Live lecture

Venue:

LT5 (2/F), Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese Uni-versity of Hong Kong (University Station Exit D)

Language:

Mandarin

Registration:

Introduction

The phrase "White robed people, Superior seated one" is often used to derogate the teachings of lay people staying home. However, can lay people staying home give speeches on Buddhism? This lecture attempts to find an answer to this issue from Buddhist scriptures; analyze the needs and significance of lay Buddhists' speaking the Dharma from the profound changes in contemporary society and the Buddhist world; Combined with the speaker's eclectic experience and achievements in Tsz Shan Monastery over the years, he shared the Buddhist Dharma propagation and management in various aspects of stay-home lay people such as Buddhism and happiness science, Buddhism and spiritual counseling, Buddhism and youth development, Buddhism and physical, mental and spiritual health, and even through Buddhist art and mountain and forest nature, speaking the Dharma through boundaries.

Speaker

Mr. Walter Ngai is currently the Secretary-General of Tsz Shan Monastery in Hong Kong. He also serves as a consultant for the Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Secretary-General Mr. Ngai used to be a media person. In 2004, he studied for a master's program in Buddhism at the University of Hong Kong and started his spiritual exploration. From orphanages in Africa, holy places in India, to monasteries in the Himalayas, he has left his presence. He actively devotes himself to Buddhist spiritual education, strives to bring Buddhism closer to daily life, and strives to enable modern people, especially the younger generation, to follow in the footsteps of enlightened people and live soberly and comfortably in a troubled world.