Raymond Lam is the Senior Writer of BDG. A Mahayana Buddhist layman since 2008, he began working for the Buddhistdoor organisation in 2010. He divides his time between Hong Kong, the UK, and Australia.
BLOG POSTS
- Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy
- Different Abilities, Different Individuals: Shifting Perceptions About Disability
- A Circle of Buddhist Democracies: India’s Buddhist Strategy for Asia
- Kumarajiva Project: A 60-year Tibetan-Chinese Translation Initiative from Khyentse Foundation
- Eco-Life Release: The Karmapa’s Conservationist Take on a Popular Tradition
- Should I Keep Coming Back in the Same Form?
- Dharamshala’s Cafe129: A Haven of Indo-Korean-Tibetan Friendship
- Spiritual Melodies: Tully Mackay-Tisbert
- The Vigil of Silence
- M. R. Pimpare: A Full Life and a Rich Legacy
- United State of Buddhist Minds
- Exemplary Buddhists: Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Community
- Shortcomings and Spiritual Renewal
- The Tech Question Concerns Us All
- 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
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