Craig Lewis grew up in a transplanted Scottish family in southern England before setting off against all advice to seek light and wisdom in far-off places, rather than staying put and looking within.
After repeated encounters with the Buddhadharma as a journalist in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and across Asia, he eventually found refuge as senior editor at BDG, where he reports and writes on the diversity of contemporary manifestations of the Dharma.
Craig is also a keen mountain trekker and photographer, finding particular inspiration in the peoples, cultures, and Buddhist expressions of the Himalaya.
In his column for BDG, Chasing Light, Craig seeks to document encounters, experiences, and epiphanies resulting from his own tentative and faltering path toward liberation.
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BDG speaks with Ven. Guo Huei about the engaged Buddhist activities of Dharma Drum Mountain, and sustaining the Buddhadharma in a changing world
Reflections on impermanence as we explore the past and future of the ancient Buddhist heritage of Nepal’s Tsum Valley
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and Dr. Thomas Doctor share their perspectives on the role of Buddhist studies in a rapidly changing world
Continuing our series on heritage conservation in Nepal’s Tsum Valley, we talk with Geshe Tenzin Nyima
Heritage conservation and community participation at Rachen Gompa in Nepal’s Tsum Valley
BDG speaks with Khenpo Samdup about his life in Nepal’s Tsum Valley and his Dharmic connection with one of the most highly respected Dharma masters of modern times.
An interview with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on his recent pilgrimage to India, engaged Buddhism, and impermanence.
An interview with Jungto Society Dharma Teacher Bogwang on social transformation and engaged Buddhism in India
Exploring Buddhist heritage and heritage conservation in Nepal’s Tsum Valley
Introducing a new series on Buddhist heritage and heritage conservation in Nepal’s Tsum Vally
An interview with Max Dipesh Khatri, project head of Licchavi House, on Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s new creative initiative in Nepal
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche lays out the foundation of the Buddhist path for modern practitioners
