When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
JON KABAT-ZINNWe take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.
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When you’re walking, just walk. When you’re eating, just eat. Not in front of the TV, not with the newspaper. It turns out, that’s huge.
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You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.
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The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.
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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.
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Meditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.
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Perhaps the most “spiritual” thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.
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So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.
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You are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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This is something called “walking meditation.” The goal is to learn to be aware of each and every movement and feeling. I know it seems ridiculous, but it does change the way you experience walking.
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