In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
JON KABAT-ZINNHe who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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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 can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
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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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Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else’s. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody else’s journey and still be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your uniqueness in this way?
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You are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
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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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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
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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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Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment. But we’re continually missing our present moments, almost willfully, by not paying attention.
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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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The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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The real meditation is how you live your life.
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