Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
JON KABAT-ZINNSo, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation – to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.
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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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Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share it with yourself, with your family, with the world.
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Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.
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Dying without actually fully living, without waking up to our lives while we have the chance, is an ongoing and significant risk.
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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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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
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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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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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You are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
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Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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