Raymond Lam, Author at Buddhistdoor Global

Music and Spirituality

Raymond Lam 5 July 2010

Humanity has invested awesome amounts of energy and emotion into music. Many will relate playing or listening to music as something akin to a spiritual

How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice Through the Energy of Prayer

Raymond Lam 2 July 2010

A complete immersion in Buddhist discipleship requires awareness and mindfulness of the intensely personal dimensions of the Buddhist heritage. For disciples, the intimacy of the

Energy and Inner Renewal in Modern Spirituality

Raymond Lam 1 July 2010

“What are the characteristics of energy? They are dynamism in action, competence in initiative, firmness of intention, a zestful mind, and perseverance in action.” – Mah?prajñ?p?ramit???stra,

“No Chicken Soup for the Soul”: Terrorism, Social Issues, Manila, and Buddhism

Raymond Lam 1 June 2010

Based in Hong Kong, Leung Man Tao is a respected commentator on a vast spectrum of social issues in China. After converting to Theravada Buddhism, he remarked: “Buddhism

Rebirth in a Holy Lotus

Raymond Lam 21 May 2010

This column is dedicated to Grandmaster Rong Ling of Guan Yin Temple and Ven. Dhammapala, director of Buddhistdoor.com. This article is a reflection on the

Adaptation and Caution: A response to Oscar Tang’s “Spiritual Autarky”

Raymond Lam 1 May 2010

The Buddha once decreed that the Dharma be spoken in one’s own language. The doctrine of skilful means (up?ya) indicates that “language” does not literally mean

The Buddhist search for fulfilment: The journey of the bodhisattva as “flourishing” in a world of suffering

Raymond Lam 16 April 2010

In classical Greek philosophy, the word eudemonia is translated as “flourishing,” a very special state of being that entails finding meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in one’s life

Is Tradition Irrelevant?

Raymond Lam 1 April 2010

Last Thursday there was a debate held about the relevance of classical music in contemporary British society. The motion at the Cambridge Union was aptly put as,

Bring Back Our Art Schools!

Raymond Lam 1 March 2010

It is high time we brought back the lost traditions of the Mathur?n and Gandh?ran art schools. Mathur? and Gandh?ra were two regions in ancient India

Happy Marriages from the Buddha’s Perspective

Raymond Lam 1 January 2010

Last year in Hong Kong, several venerables and other monks gathered together to marry the daughter of a Buddhist and her new husband. A joyous

What inspires you most about your faith?

Raymond Lam 2 November 2009

A religion is an entire package of learning, inner cultivation and purification, but I feel that there is always something at the centre of an

The Making of Buddhist Modernism

Raymond Lam 1 November 2008

David L. McMahan, 2008, Oxford University Press David L. McMahan’s book The Making of Buddhist Modernism is a study of the new modes of discourse

REGIONS

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