Health & Wellness

September 16, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

How to Work w/ Your Suffering.

The Four Noble Truths are a Buddhist presentation of the spiritual path that is meant to be accessible and pragmatic. The layout

Philosophy

August 14, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

The Mortal Wound of the Modern Church & Her Path to Recovery

Tons of people are walking away from religion in the West. A recent Gallop poll found that in 2013 only 59% of Americans

Arts & Culture

August 5, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

My Psychic Imprint

above painting : The Abyss of Hell by Sandro Botticelli ______________________________________________   Like a mist that drifts across the start of new

Health & Wellness

July 24, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

How Can We Cultivate a More Mindful & Compassionate Way of Life?

 The Mind Training Practices of Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan mind training is a set of practices based on roughly 59 proverbs formulated by

Philosophy

July 17, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

Is Fellowship Essential for Spiritual Growth? Or Can We Do It All Alone?

In silence we come back to our Self. We leave behind the noise and speed of the life we are anxiously planning for

Arts & Culture

July 11, 2014 Reader Submission

Quanta: a Temporary Lull in the Painfulness of Living by Timothy Snell

Sometimes I feel like I am on the edge of dissolving Into the quanta constituents that make me up. A bunch of

Health & Wellness

July 10, 2014 Reader Submission

Meditation: What it is & What it Ain’t by Michael Scott

Six years ago this month, I meditated for the first time. I’d like to think I’ve learned a few things about the

Health & Wellness

June 25, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

How & Why Stress Affects Your Health and How to Better Manage It

“Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear

Philosophy

June 12, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

Confessions of A Buddhist Dumb-A%$

My life as a spiritual materialist. The first book I ever read by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche was “Glimpses of Abidharma.” About half

Health & Wellness

June 9, 2014 Benjamin Riggs

The Difference Between Spirituality & Self-Help

Dr. Phil, Diets, & the Gym, oh my! We more or less go through life assuming that there is some gigantic problem—