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?
JON KABAT-ZINNIn any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
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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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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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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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It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.
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Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
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Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.
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All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.
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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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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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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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The real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment.
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