Minda and I attended the seminar named “Shum Yat-fei's
Wisdom of Learning in Turbulent Times” (岑逸飛亂世易學生活智慧) in HKCEC on 19th
Jul 2026. We
arrived early and take a photo for memory.
There were many books for sale on the reception desk.
Inside the hall, we took a selfie and a lady in right
hand side is Mrs. Shum.
Prof. Pang’s (彭泓基教授) arrived
and took a photo with Mrs. Shum and guest speakers.
(Left: Dr. Liang Jiyong (梁基永), Mr.
Vincent Teng Chuen Cheong (鄧傳鏘), Prof.
Pang (彭泓基教授), Mrs. Shum and MC)
Each participant received a commemorative booklet of Mr. Shum
Yat-fei.
I Ching classmate arrived and we took a photo before the
seminar. (Including Tony Chan, Michelle, Kinsen Leung, I, Minda, Pauline, Don,
Evelyn and 吳偉鴻).
Kinsen and I took a photo with Prof. Chan Wing Wah (陳永華) and Prof.
Pang (彭泓基教授).
I also met I Ching classmate 吳國銘 and
Henry.
In the
beginning, Mr. Vincent
Teng Chuen Cheong (鄧傳鏘) shared Mr. Shum’s lifestyle that
practiced extreme simplicity and knew what to do and what to avoid (有所為，有所不為). He
pointed out the mutual resonance between Heaven and humanity (天人感應) and
the inevitable cycles of historical rise and fall (盛衰興替).
Then
Prof. Pang said that understanding the I Ching and the natural cycles of
change and separate Dao and Shu (「道」與「術」). He stated that humans
possess three dimensions—Logic (Rationality) (理性),
Emotion (感性), and Spirituality (靈性).
He suggested teaching primary school students the core 100 words of the I
Ching (Qian and Kun hexagrams). He criticized Hong Kong’s current mindset
for being too Westernized, self-centered, utilitarian, and lacking civic
morality.
After
that Dr.
Liang Jiyong (梁基永) said that we are in the
"Fire Period" (火運) and what Buddhism calls the
"Era of Dharma Decline" (末法之世). He
also mentioned I Ching had two systems and they were Divination (占卜系統) (Used
for short-term, specific decision-making) and Fate/Destiny (命理系統) (Used
for analyzing long-term life trends).
Finally,
Mrs. Shum announced that she had
discovered many AI-generated fake videos of Shum Yat-fei circulating on social media.
She reminded everyone not to believe or spread the video.
Finally,
organizer and guests took a group photo.
Our I
Ching classmates took a group photo with Prof. Pang and Mrs. Shum.
I got
Mrs. Shum signature of Mr. Shum’s book.
Also Dr.
Liang Jiyong signature. Prof. Pang had already signed.
I took a photo with Mrs. Shum for memory.
Lastly, we took a group photo with Mrs. Shum’s students.
At the end, our class leader Kinsen booked a restaurant
and we had lunch together.
