We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.
JON KABAT-ZINNWhen experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
More Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
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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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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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If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.
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Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.
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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.
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This is something called “walking meditation.” The goal is to learn to be aware of each and every movement and feeling. I know it seems ridiculous, but it does change the way you experience walking.
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Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.
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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
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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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Living 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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Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It’s about feeling the way you feel.
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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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When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.
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The real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment.
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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence.
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