Jon Kabat-Zinn quotes

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)
Meditation 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. View quote
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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. View quote
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You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. View quote
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Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now. View quote
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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies. View quote
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it. View quote
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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. View quote
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If we hope to go anywhere or develop ourselves in any way, we can only step from where we are standing. If we don't really know where we are standing... We may only go in circles... View quote
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Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence. View quote
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The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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From the perspective of meditation, every state is a special state, every moment a special moment. View quote
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The little things? The little moments? They aren't little. View quote
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All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for. View quote
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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. View quote
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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting. View quote
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Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to be exactly as you are. View quote
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At the deepest level, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient... only the universe rearranging itself. View quote
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Be a light unto yourself. (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation-to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe. View quote
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Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more. View quote
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look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your thoughts about them.... Without knowing it, we are coloring everything, putting our spin on it all. View quote
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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? View quote
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Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Occupation: American Educator
Born: June 5, 1944
Quotes count: 62

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