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Benjamin Riggs

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Author of Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West and director of the Refuge Meditation Group in Shreveport, LA.

Ben also writes extensively about Buddhism, Christianity, and politics for Elephant Journal.

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Benjamin Riggs I pick a topic and start writing stream of conscious. Initally, I'm just writing. It might be disjointed, incoherent babble, but I keep writing for ab…moreI pick a topic and start writing stream of conscious. Initally, I'm just writing. It might be disjointed, incoherent babble, but I keep writing for about 10-15 minutes. Then I go back and read through it, trying to identify the main point I want to focus on. Then I start organizing the article, chapter, or whatever around that point. Then I go through it a couple of more time to clean it up.
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Benjamin Riggs As a writer of non-fiction, I would have to say that learning is the best part about writing. You are bound to learn more about whatever subject you t…moreAs a writer of non-fiction, I would have to say that learning is the best part about writing. You are bound to learn more about whatever subject you take on. Additionally, as a writer you are always learning new ways to express yourself.(less)

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And the Greatest of These is Love.

This post is an excerpt from my book, Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West.
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The Power of Love.

On the spiritual path, we will fall short many times. It is easy to become impatient, frustrated, and overwhelmed. That is why love is so important.

Love sees life in everything. It recognizes the life that abides within every creature. Read more of this blog post »

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“Shantideva writes, “All enemies are helpers in my spiritual work and therefore they should be a joy to me.”
― Benjamin Riggs, Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West

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“The only true joy on earth,” writes Merton, “is to escape from the prison of our own false-self, and enter by love into union with the Life Who dwells and sings within the essence of every creature and in the core of our own souls.”
― Benjamin Riggs, Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West

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“We watch the mind as it turns the present moment into a problem and entertains itself by chasing after a solution to the problem it just created.”
― Benjamin Riggs, Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West

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