Invited speaker
Venerable Sik Hin Hung
CBS Senior Fellow, HKU Centre of Buddhist Studies

Time: 2:30-5:00 pm on 22 August 2026 (Saturday) [HK Time]
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong

Details – https://www.buddhism.hku.hk/event-post/20260822-robert-h-n-ho-memorial-lecture/
Registration – https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&UEID=108426

About the speaker

Venerable Sik Hin Hung is a dual Chan Buddhism lineage holder (45th-gen Linji, 10th-gen Guiyang) and a prominent Buddhist scholar at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). As a Founding Fellow of the HKU Centre of 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.

Lecture abstract

Why do novices often feel tense, confused, or frustrated during mindful breathing? This talk introduces the ISAAA (Interoceptive Sensitivity for Attentional-Autonomic Alignment) model — a clear, neuroscience-informed framework grounded in the early steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta. Discover the two-phase approach: first establish a metacognitive platform for passive observation of natural breathing, then apply skillful, minimal-effort modulation to achieve true attentional-autonomic alignment, enhance vagal tone, and cultivate lasting equanimity.

Organizers
Tung Lin Kok Yuen
Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong

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