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Meditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.
JON KABAT-ZINN

Act Love Quiet Time Yourself
We must be willing to encounter darkness and despair when they come up and face them, over and over again if need be, without running away or numbing ourselves in the thousands of ways we conjure up to avoid the unavoidable.
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Avoid Darkness Face Way Willing
When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
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Certain Experience Present Soul View
Meditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.
JON KABAT-ZINN

Human Meditation Yourself
Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
JON KABAT-ZINN

Be Yourself Meditation Simplicity
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
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Attention Judgment Mindset Moments Pay Present Purpose
Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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Aware Judgement Moments Practice
In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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Let Go Magic Moments Special Time
You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
JON KABAT-ZINN

Choice Inspirational Learning Stop Wave Yourself
Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
JON KABAT-ZINN

Act Love Sanity Stop
Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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Attention Freedom Intelligence Mom
The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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Moments Wisdom Worth
The real meditation is how you live your life.
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Life Live Meditation Reality
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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Commitment Eat Ethics Garden Harmony Young Yourself
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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Best Enthusiasm Family Practice Presence Spirit World Yourself
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?
JON KABAT-ZINN

Imitation Journey Path Preparation Respect True Unique Way Yourself

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