In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
JON KABAT-ZINNIn any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
JON KABAT-ZINNNo one can listen to your body for you. To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.
JON KABAT-ZINNJust stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
JON KABAT-ZINNPatience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.
JON KABAT-ZINNMaybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more.
JON KABAT-ZINNMeditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.
JON KABAT-ZINNMake a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
JON KABAT-ZINNBut 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.
JON KABAT-ZINNToo 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.
JON KABAT-ZINNSee for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn’t bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.
JON KABAT-ZINNYou could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.
JON KABAT-ZINNThe real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment.
JON KABAT-ZINNWe take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
JON KABAT-ZINNPaying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
JON KABAT-ZINNJust 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?
JON KABAT-ZINNLiving 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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