Raymond is Buddhistdoor Global’s senior writer and editor of Tea House. He interviews Buddhist teachers and people in academia, culture, and the arts, and covers conferences and events around the world. He also writes editorials and commentary about society and current affairs, interfaith matters, and other issues of concern to Buddhists. He read religion and philosophy at UQ, Brisbane, and Buddhist Studies at SOAS, London. He became a Buddhist layman of the Chinese tradition in 2008.
BLOG POSTS
- 2019: A Year for Pastoral Caregiving to the World
- The Day the Buddha Woke Up: A Book for All Children
- Buddhist Media: Jesco Puluj’s Search for Paths Less Travelled
- Buddhist Media: Sketching the History of a Vibrant Discipline
- How Huayan Led Me to Pure Land
- Integrating the Caravan Leader and Junzi in Buddhist Leadership
- When Nature Devours Civilization
- Confessional Artists: The Spiritual Vocation of Creative Professionals
- The House of Sakya: Ratna Vajra Rinpoche’s Life of Joy and Responsibility
- The Primordial, Noble Life with Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche
- Why Hong Kong remains a pulsing hub of Buddhist inspiration
- Celebrating Vesak at Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Centre
- The Calling of Buddhist Dialogue with the Other
- What’s in a Name This Lunar New Year?
- Book Review – “Symbols & Symbolism: Embrace Multiculturalism”
- Refusing to See Reality in “In the Mood for Love”
- Why We’re So Unhappy
- Disenchant and Re-enchant: Spiritual Writing for a Cynical Age
- Ideas for an Emotionally Mature Life
- Shveitta Sharma and Adrian Taffiner on Success and Transformation
- Khamtrul Rinpoche: Living a Blessed Life
- Indulging in Our Self-Pity
- The Noble Reporter: Lessons about Right Speech and Media from “Roman Holiday”
- Embrace your advantages and deploy your blessings for the good of others
- Buddhism and the Tea Leaf: One Fine Marriage
- Cultural Repatriation of Buddhist Artifacts: A Job for Cool Heads
- Life, Death… All a Matter of Perspective
- Pop Culture: The Case for a Greater Buddhist Presence
- What Happens to Our Karma If We Fall Into a Black Hole?
- Meaning-crafting: An Emerging Discourse of Buddhist Contemporary Art
- Buddhist Studies: A Vital Academic Tradition
- Shaolin (2011): A Guilty Pleasure
- Identity in “In the Mood for Love” and “2046”
- What was Possible, and What is no Longer: A Buddhist Dimension in La Dolce Vita
- Exploration and Freedom: Womanhood, Relationships, and Love
- Is Pure Land Buddhism a “Mystic” Tradition?
- Sakyadhita in Hong Kong: Confluences and Reunions
- Myanmar: Another Square on the Buddhist Chessboard
- Embodied Women
- Buddhist Masculinity: Living a Well-Weathered Life
- Fathers and Sons: The Buddha and King Suddhodana
- Uncle Toby and the Fly: Compassion for Animals in Tristram Shandy
- What to Look Forward to This Year
- The Harp in the Crisp Wind: Intersections of Buddhism and Celtic Christianity
- Weaving Stories of Dharma and Joy
- The Sage, the Wayfarer, and the Treasure in the Desert
- Reflections on Quality of Life at a Buddhist Studies Conference
- Friendship and Identity: Who is Reuniting with Who?
- Guan Yin Temple: Flower Ornament and Pure Land Vistas
- Dark Night of the Sentient Being
- Venice of the East: The Beautiful Ruins of Ayutthaya
- Why I Don’t Believe in Spiritual Experiences
- My Dear Master
BUDDHISM, CHINA, AND THE SILK ROAD
At Buddhistdoor Global one of our editorial strengths is our coverage of the renewal of Buddhism in China as a conduit for diplomacy and political harmony and a resurgent social and intellectual force. We also cover, in relation to China, Buddhist diplomacy in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, including nations like India, Sri Lanka, and Russia.
- Improving Management at Maha Bodhi Temple
- Spiritual Colossi: Buddhism and Christianity in China and America
- Bridging China and Japan, the Buddhist Way
- Into the Dharmadhatu: China, India, and Asia’s Buddhist Destiny
- Buddhist Values and Leadership: Zoya Sandzhieva
- Why Hindutva Ideology Will Obstruct Indian Buddhist Diplomacy
- The Right Balance: Negotiating Buddhist Power in Sri Lanka
- No Easy Answers: Bangladesh’s Buddhists and Rohingya Refugees
- The Buddha’s Guiding Hand in the Chinese Dream
- Buddhism is Bhutan’s Key to Working with the Great Buddhist Powers
- Of Statecraft and Sangha: Po Lin Monastery and the Silk Road
- Indian Buddhist Diplomacy: Some Musings
STORY SERIES
POSTCARDS
- Postcard from Raymond: Merton’s Theology of the Problematic
- Postcard from Raymond: Preservation at its Finest (Cave 26, Ajanta)
- Postcard from Raymond: Prayers in the Darkness (Cave 4, Ajanta)
- Postcard from Raymond: Entering a Sanctuary of Sanctity (Cave 2, Ajanta)
- Postcard from Raymond: The World is Your Temple
- Postcard from Raymond: Taking Care of Your Magic Dragon
- Postcard from Raymond: “Monk’s Posture”
- Postcard from Raymond: Involving the Young, Then and Now
- Postcard from Raymond: Holy Chamber
- Postcard from Raymond: We Never Truly Die
- Postcard from Raymond: The Unseen is the Real
- Postcard from Raymond: Pale Blue Dot
- Postcard from Raymond: The Gaze of the Divine
- Postcard from Raymond: The Old Gods
- Postcard from Raymond: What is Dharma?
- Postcard from Raymond: Cosmic Lotus
- Postcard from Raymond: How interconnected do you feel?
- Postcard from Raymond: The Phoenix and the Lion
- Postcard from Raymond: Tianzi’s Dream
- Postcard from Raymond: Pax Buddhica
- Postcard from Raymond: The View from Afar