When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
JON KABAT-ZINNYou are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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Stillness, insight, and wisdom arise only when we can settle into being complete in this moment, without having to seek or hold on to or reject anything.
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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
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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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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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You are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
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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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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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From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Mindful parenting is the hardest job on the planet, but it’s also one that has the potential for the deepest kinds of satisfactions over the life span, and the greatest feelings of interconnectedness and community and belonging.
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Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.
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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
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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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