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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. 

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(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. 

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