Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.
JON KABAT-ZINNThere are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
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One way to look at meditation is as a kind of intrapsychic technology that’s been developed over thousands of years by traditions that know a lot about the mind/body connection.
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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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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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No one can listen to your body for you. To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.
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All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.
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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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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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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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If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.
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Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
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