..續本文上一頁ularly needs religious education. I also believe that religious education surpasses scientific education. If humanity does not have religious education but only scientific education, it cannot find the right direction. In the end, not only do we not progress, we regress and fall to tragic stages.
Therefore, I particular rejoice in seeing that Hong Kong Institute of Education has this platform. There is Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, Daoism, Confucianism… many religions that exchange and communicate, each with its teaching of goodness. The teaching of goodness is not common in government prescribed syllabus. Therefore, this model of education is very important presently.
Especially since this Institute of Education is on a large scale and shoulders the responsibility of educating others. Many of your students will later become teachers in society. The type of teacher determines how the students will be nurtured. If the teacher has no ideas of religion, no ethics, kind-heartedness, or compassion, then it is easy to mislead students, affecting the lives of one generation after another.
I myself may be a monastic, but I can also be seen as a teacher of sort, and have been especially concerned with education over many years. Although my inpidual efforts are extremely limited and I cannot do much, but I have always very keenly watched the current society. This society does not lack in materials, it does not lack in knowledge. In comparison with antiquity, on some level, people today can be said to be very smart. But if this is not used for meaningful things, then the more advanced technology becomes, the further away people will be from happiness. Therefore, there indeed need to be a kind of education for the heart today.
This type of education has been thoroughly demonstrated at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Each teacher here, no matter whether believing in Christianity, or Buddhism, so long as they are not against relevant national policies, everyone is able to have their own faith. Also, their superiors treat them equally without any discrimination.
After arriving in Hong Kong, I came into contact with many university teachers and professors. I am really happy to find that people here are more open, without many worries or doubts. Whatever ideas they have, they can directly communicate them. Also, many people care about the society, care about the next generation, and have many practically meaningful ideas. This culture of openness, freedom, and kind-heartedness at schools is truly a worthy lesson for us.
1. In life, one should clearly see the truth
The topic today is “on the way to dreams – opening education of the heart”. As soon as “on the way to dreams” is mentioned, many people naturally assume that it is about chasing dreams that allow life to be more glorious, mainly built on a monetary, material basis. Yet not many care about inner peace. I just saw a word at your center that is very dear to me – “Stillness”. This actually really suits modern people. People today cannot be still. Everyday, life is busy and everything is fast, fast, fast. People are not willing to stop at the elevator. One has to get on fast and get off fast. One also cannot stop on trains, on subways, the faster the better. Even for a meal, it has to be fast food, rapid meal, desperately racing against time.
In fact, the true value of our life is not about how much money, how high a status, how good one looks… even though many young people set these as life goals. But when you reach a certain age and have a little more life experience, you will sense deeply that the value of life is not based on looks or money. Therefore, everyone needs to be still and to ponder: at the end of the day, what kind of life am I searching for
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