Ben is a teacher and student of Buddhist meditation and spirituality. He teaches at the Refuge Meditation Group in Shreveport, LA. Ben has written extensively about Buddhism, contemplative philosophy, and meditation practice on his blog. Above everything he is committed to presenting Buddhist and contemplative principles from a practical, contemporary, and western point of view. If you would like to follow his blog, The Web of Enlightenment, on Facebook then Click here. If you would prefer to follow him on Twitter then Click here. To be notified when Ben publishes a new article on Elephant Journal, click here to join his Elephant Facebook group. Think these sort of bio's are cheesy? Then click here to read my real bio.