{"id":233595,"date":"2026-02-06T10:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T02:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/?post_type=event&#038;p=233595"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:17:39","slug":"let-it-glow-a-spark-of-kindness-can-light-up-lives","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/event\/let-it-glow-a-spark-of-kindness-can-light-up-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Let it glow: A spark of kindness can light up lives"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"event_category":[32],"event_participants":[27,28,29],"class_list":["post-233595","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","event_category-lecture","event_participants-staff","event_participants-students","event_participants-public"],"acf":{"title_alt":"Let it glow: A spark of kindness can light up lives","event_date":"20260305","event_end_date":null,"custom_date":"","event_time":"<p>6:30pm to 8:30pm<\/p>","photos":[{"photo":233594,"caption":""}],"venue":"<p>Learning Garden &amp; MakerSpace, LG\/F University Library, CUHK<\/p>","speaker_name":"<p>Ajahn Brahm<\/p>","speaker":"<p>Ajahn Brahm was born in London in 1951 and graduated from Cambridge University with First Class Honours in Theoretical Physics. He is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Australia and has been a Theravada Buddhist monk and meditation teacher for over 50 years. Ajahn Brahm has been invited to speak at Google, the Oxford Union, and the United Nations, among other leading global organisations. He is also the author of numerous international bestsellers, which have been translated into more than 20 language. His notable works include\u00a0<em>Opening the Door of your Heart<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond<\/em>;\u00a0<em>The Art of Disappearing<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Good? Bad? Who Knows?<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Kindfulness<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Bear Awareness<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Karuna-Virus<\/em>; and\u00a0<em>The Word of the Buddha<\/em>.<\/p>","admission":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk\/webform\/view.php?id=13722551\">https:\/\/cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk\/webform\/view.php?id=13722551<\/a><\/p>","enquiry":"<div class=\"fl item separator\"><span class=\"title\">Tel: <\/span><span class=\"detail\">(852) 3943 8733<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fl item\"><span class=\"title\">Email:<\/span><span class=\"detail\"><a href=\"mailto:ilc-counsel@cuhk.edu.hk\">ilc-counsel@cuhk.edu.hk<\/a><\/span><\/div>","details":"<p>In this talk, Ajahn Brahm, a world-renowned theoretical physicist, Buddhist monk and P\u0101li scholar, will use anecdotes seasoned with humour, and strategies proven by time, to speak on how simple &amp; small gestures of kindness in everyday life can connect, unite, and bring joy to others. There will be a Q&amp;A session afterwards.<\/p>","intro":"<p>In this talk, Ajahn Brahm, a world-renowned theoretical physicist, Buddhist monk and P\u0101li scholar, will use anecdotes seasoned with humour, and strategies proven by time, to speak on how simple &amp; small gestures of kindness in everyday life can connect, unite, and bring joy to others. There will be a Q&amp;A session afterwards.<\/p>","remarks":"<p>The lecture will be conducted in English<\/p>","contact_information":{"contact_person":"Moon Tang ","contact_number":"39438730","contact_email":"moontang@cuhk.edu.hk","department":"ILC"},"content_migrated":false,"original_id":0,"photos_original":null,"original_contact_id":""},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2027-02-05 07:22:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"private","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/233595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/233595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233683,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/233595\/revisions\/233683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233595"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=233595"},{"taxonomy":"event_participants","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_participants?post=233595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}