Richard Schiffman

Richard Schiffman is a spiritual author, poet and journalist. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Christian Science Monitor and he is a regular blogger on The Huffington Post.

(A)theologiesDecember 3, 2012

Did the Dalai Lama Just Call for an End to Religion?

By Richard Schiffman

The Dalai Lama recommends a radical new approach: a religionless religion, stripped of myth, superstition, and narrow dogmatism, and focused on the practical work of transforming human behavior.

(A)theologiesMarch 8, 2012

Were Angels Just Lucid Dreams?

By Richard Schiffman

Lucid visionary states have been sought by a wide variety of cultures, not just for the euphoria and freedom, but because they were believed capable of transforming and uplifting the individual to a divine level.