Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.
JON KABAT-ZINNMeditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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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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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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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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Perhaps the most “spiritual” thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.
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Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?
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Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness.
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Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
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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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The real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment.
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
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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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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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