Nowadays, some people are living like a walking dead and thus “living dead”, while some are “living alive” and lead a life that blossoms. Which way do you want to go? Moderated by Venerable Sik Hin Hung, this talk series invites 7 well-known people in society to speak with young people in finding motivation, positivity, and meaning in life.
The 7 episodes were premiered every other Saturday evenings at 8:30 pm (HKT) from the 5th of March to the 28th of May 2022. The talk videos are available on the organizer Prajna Paramita Charity Association’s YouTube channel.
Talk Moderator:
- Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest Speakers:
- Venerable Sik Chang Lin
- Lee Chack Fan
- Poon Chung Kwong
- Andrew Fung Hau Chung
- Chan Ka Po
- Priscilla Koo Kei Kwan
- Queenie Chu Wai Man
Participating Secondary Schools:
- Buddhist Tai Hung College
- Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College
- Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College
- Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College
- Buddhist Hung Sean Chau Memorial College
- Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College
- Buddhist Sin Tak College
Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJwRaako2wWk7RYxUi2MzFOeIY7fL2JE
Event Webpage: https://www.event.buddhism.hku.hk/2022030501
Episodes:
Episode 1: Confess, Passion and Life
Moderator: Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest speaker: Mr. Andrew Fung Hau Chung
Participating school: Buddhist Tai Hung College
Introduction: Some people are living like a walking dead and thus “living dead”, while some are “living alive” and lead a life that blossoms. In the first episode, Mr. Andrew Fung will share the failures and challenges he experienced when he was a student and how he finally overcame.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1iqtqZHQ5E
Episode 2: Awareness in Daily Life
Moderator: Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest speaker: Venerable Sik Chang Lin
Participating school: Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College
Introduction: How to cultivate awareness in daily life? What are the benefits of developing awareness in our life? How to change one’s mind and attitude, and make the best use of it? Venerable Sik Chang Lin, who has been promoting the “Let our heart breathe” movement, shares that he was also an irritable person as a young man, constantly seeking fame and fortune, so why did he change from a master photographer to a monk?
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-tgqcVygc
Episode 3: Laying a Good Foundation in Life
Moderator: Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest speaker: Ms. Priscilla Koo Kei Kwan
Participating school: Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College
Introduction: There are many great quotes in this episode: “We don’t win at the starting line. We win by learning to be a person”; “Stay Hungry, only when you are hungry will you be motivated”; “Knowing people is better than knowing words, so make good friends”; “Gentleness is power”.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so6X2n-zHJ8
Episode 4: Cultivate Conditions to Succeed
Moderator: Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest speaker: Prof. Lee Chack Fan
Participating school: Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College
Introduction: Everyone has only 24 hours a day, and we are already very busy with work, school, and homework. We all will eventually die, so why do we have to work so hard? How can we plan our life well? Prof. Lee shares how to make the best use of each stage of life.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A9RmPGd8eA
Episode 5: Jump out from the Dead End
Moderator: Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest speaker: Ms. Queenie Chu Wai Man
Participating school: Buddhist Hung Sean Chau Memorial College
Introduction: Ms. Queenie Chu Wai Man, as a professional actress, has brought life to many characters, but ironically, she isn’t so sure how to play her role as herself in real life. When she was young, she suffered from depression and once thought of suicide, but fortunately, with a belief in and an encounter with Buddhism, she was able to jump out from the dead end. What was that faith?
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1poJHFyOCmc&t=3s
Episode 6: The Boulders in Life
Moderator: Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest speaker: Dr. Chan Ka Po
Participating school: Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College
Introduction: Dr. Chan shares the definition of being physically, mentally and spiritually healthy, especially in the midst of the epidemic and depressing social climate, and how to adjust one’s mind to transform the external world with suffering into wisdom.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/qaKe9mc_59w?t=3
Episode 7: Absence of Absolute in Worldly Matters
Moderator: Venerable Sik Hin Hung
Guest speaker: Prof. Poon Chung Kwong
Participating school: Buddhist Sin Tak College
Introduction: Albert Einstein once said, “Science without religion is lame…”. Professor Poon explained the meaning of “Everything is created by mind” from a scientific perspective. In the dead-ends in life, how do we transform? In the midst of hardship, how can we maintain a passion and hope for the future?
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDDE8hVbOkQ&t=29s
Organised by Prajna Paramita Charity Association
Co-organised by HKU Centre of Buddhist Studies and Buddhist Compassion Magazine
Sponsored by GS Charity Foundation
