Focus Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

14 Focus quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Jon Kabat‑Zinn’s approach to focus is grounded in mindfulness practice. Fourteen brief reflections illustrate how present‑moment awareness can sharpen attention without effort.

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From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.

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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

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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…

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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…

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Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body,…

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“By repeatedly bringing your attention back to the breath each time it wanders off, concentration builds and deepens, much as muscles develop…

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Breathing is central to every aspect of meditation training. It's a wonderful place to focus in training the mind to be calm…

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Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then…

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“Mindfulness has to do with waking up and living in harmony with oneself and with the world. It is examining who we…

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Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be…

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But when we start to focus in on what our own mind is up to, for instance, it is not unusual to…

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Science is now documenting that it's not the objects of meditation that are important, it's the process of paying attention to them…

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The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

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Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.

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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.”

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