Date: 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2026
Date: Thursday, 30th April 2026,
Time: 10:30–11:30 a.m. HKT
Venue: The lecture event is hybrid, taking place in the Fung Ping Shan Building, 1/F, and online via Zoom.
Language: Conducted in English
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Speaker: Ven. Hin Hung Sik
Moderator: Prof. Florian Knothe
Abstract:
The Diamond Sutra opens with Subhūti requesting the Buddha to clarify how a Bodhisattva—someone striving for Buddhahood—should direct and discipline his mind to accomplish this formidable goal. Most people would point out that the sutra’s main teaching is on the illusory and the emptiness of self and phenomena. In this talk, I will speak about how the understanding of illusory and emptiness, empowered by the act of compassion, could facilitate the attainment of the real Buddha, the Buddha that neither comes nor goes. Furthermore, I will illustrate the training the sutra prescribed for novice Bodhisattvas—how they could discipline their minds and commit to the illusory path of emptiness.
About the Speaker:
Venerable Hin Hung Sik is a dual Chan Buddhism lineage holder (45th-gen Linji, 10th-gen Guiyang) and a prominent Buddhist scholar at HKU. As a Founding Fellow of the Centre for Buddhist Studies and Head of the Buddhism and Science Research Lab, he has pioneered interdisciplinary work that merges Buddhist practice with neuroscience, demonstrating meditation’s mind-heart connection through EEG studies and developing clinical applications of Buddhist chanting. His evidence-based Dharma Therapy, Awareness Training Program, and Buddhist Counselling programs have gained widespread recognition. He currently teaches Buddhist meditation texts and emptiness philosophy, bridging ancient wisdom with contemporary science and mental health practice.