If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.
JON KABAT-ZINNPerhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness.
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Healing is a coming to terms with things as they are, rather than struggling to force them to be as they once were, or as we would like them to be, to feel secure or to have what we sometimes think of as our own way.
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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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See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn’t bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.
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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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You are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.
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But you cannot have harmony without a commitment to ethical behavior. It’s the fence that keeps out the goats that will eat all the young shoots in your garden.
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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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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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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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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It’s about feeling the way you feel.
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