12 Quotes by Benjamin Riggs

Life is change. Change is life. They are the same thing. Trying to organize impermanent phenomena into permanent categories of thought is a frustrating and impossible waste of energy.

Meditation looks within, which is the practice of insight. Insight exposes the gap between reality and our thoughts. As a result, the seriousness we attribute to our thoughts diminishes.

We intend to come back to ourselves as soon as everything calms down. We are running ourselves to death to create time for relaxation. Take a moment to consider the backwardness of this approach: to produce peace and calm we rely upon the causes of stress and anxiety. We are chasing stillness and worrying about peace of mind.