--- title: "15 Ifs Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn" description: "15 Ifs quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Plus more from Jon Kabat-Zinn and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_admitting_if-we-are-honest-with-ourselves-most-of_1968365.png" --- > [If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/if-we-are-honest-with-ourselves-most-of-us-will-have-to-admit-that-we/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_admitting_if-we-are-honest-with-ourselves-most-of_1968365.png) > [See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that-may-be-true-blessings-such-as-2/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2540400.png) > [Meditation is like farming... the right soil is required to grow anything, nothing will grow if the soil is polluted by striving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/meditation-is-like-farming-the-right-soil-is-required-to-grow/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_farming_meditation-is-like-farming-the-right-soi_351879.png) > [Perhaps ultimately, spiritual simply means experiencing wholeness and interconnectedness directly, a seeing that individuality and the totality are interwoven, that nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/perhaps-ultimately-spiritual-simply-means-experiencing-wholeness-and-2/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_dishes_perhaps-ultimately-spiritual-simply-mean_799238.png) > [Peace is something that we can bring about if we can actually learn to wake up a bit more as individuals and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/peace-is-something-that-we-can-bring-about-if-we-can-actually-learn/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_being-human_peace-is-something-that-we-can-bring-abo_2288250.png) > [When you have children, you realize how easy it is to not see them fully, and perhaps miss all those early years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/when-you-have-children-you-realize-how-easy-it-is-to-not-see-them/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_about_when-you-have-children-you-realize-how-e_1097798.png) > [Allow your attention to gently alight on your belly, as if you were coming upon a shy animal sunning itself on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/allow-your-attention-to-gently-alight-on-your-belly-as-if-you-were/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_animal_allow-your-attention-to-gently-alight-on_2455008.png) > [See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that-may-be-true-blessings-such-as/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2521497.png) > [When we let go of wanting something else to happen in this moment, we are taking a profound step toward being able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/when-we-let-go-of-wanting-something-else-to-happen-in-this-moment-we/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_able_when-we-let-go-of-wanting-something-else_2165613.png) > [As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/as-long-as-you-are-breathing-there-is-more-right-with-you-than-there/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_breathing_as-long-as-you-are-breathing-there-is-mo_2845268.png) > [Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/generosity-is-another-quality-which-like-patience-letting-go-non-2/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_generosity-is-another-quality-which-like_296004.png) > [In its outward manifestation, meditation appears to involve either stopping, by parking the body in a stillness that suspends activity, or giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/in-its-outward-manifestation-meditation-appears-to-involve-either/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_activity_in-its-outward-manifestation-meditation_2426497.jpg) > [It is remarkable how liberating it feels to be able to see that your thoughts are just thoughts and that they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/it-is-remarkable-how-liberating-it-feels-to-be-able-to-see-that-your/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_able_it-is-remarkable-how-liberating-it-feels_2514195.jpg) > [When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/when-people-say-let-it-go-what-they-really-mean-is-get-over-it-and/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_bother_when-people-say-let-it-go-what-they-real_2044336.jpg) > [Most of the time, if you're not really paying attention, you're someplace else. So your child might say, "Daddy, I want this,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/most-of-the-time-if-you-re-not-really-paying-attention-you-re/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_amount_most-of-the-time-if-you-re-not-really-pa_1206194.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Jon Kabat-Zinn > [Karma is often wrongly confused with the notion of a fixed destiny. It is more like an accumulation of tendencies that can lock us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/karma-is-often-wrongly-confused-with-the-notion-of-a-fixed-destiny-it/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/living-in-a-chronic-state-of-unawareness-can-cause-us-to-miss-much-of/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [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 sustaining that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-means-moment-to-moment-non-judgmental-awareness-it-is/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/paying-attention-and-awareness-are-universal-capacities-of-human/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [“One practical way to do this is to look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/one-practical-way-to-do-this-is-to-look-at-other-people-and-ask/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [I thought it was a stroke of genius that Hans Selye used the word stress, because it's true that if you don't know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/i-thought-it-was-a-stroke-of-genius-that-hans-selye-used-the-word/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [“dwell in stillness and to observe without reacting and without judging.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/dwell-in-stillness-and-to-observe-without-reacting-and-without-judging/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/generosity-is-another-quality-which-like-patience-letting-go-non/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/the-little-things-the-little-moments-they-aren-t-little/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/arriving-someplace-more-desirable-at-some-future-time-is-an-illusion/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [“Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to be exactly as you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/give-yourself-permission-to-allow-this-moment-to-be-exactly-as-it-is/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/generosity-is-another-quality-which-like-patience-letting-go-non-2/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [Science gave me a cosmic religious feeling, and I would get the same feeling when I was dragged to the Met and the Museum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/science-gave-me-a-cosmic-religious-feeling-and-i-would-get-the-same/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [Look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your thoughts about them… Without knowing it, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/look-at-other-people-and-ask-yourself-if-you-are-really-seeing-them/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) > [“In fact, even if distraction does alleviate your pain or help to cope with it some of the time, bringing mindfulness to it can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/in-fact-even-if-distraction-does-alleviate-your-pain-or-help-to-cope/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/jon-kabat-zinn/#itemlist", "name": "15 Ifs Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/if-we-are-honest-with-ourselves-most-of-us-will-have-to-admit-that-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_admitting_if-we-are-honest-with-ourselves-most-of_1968365.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_admitting_if-we-are-honest-with-ourselves-most-of_1968365.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_admitting_if-we-are-honest-with-ourselves-most-of_1968365.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that-may-be-true-blessings-such-as-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2540400.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2540400.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2540400.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Meditation is like farming... the right soil is required to grow anything, nothing will grow if the soil is polluted by striving or pushing too hard.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/meditation-is-like-farming-the-right-soil-is-required-to-grow/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_farming_meditation-is-like-farming-the-right-soi_351879.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_farming_meditation-is-like-farming-the-right-soi_351879.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_farming_meditation-is-like-farming-the-right-soi_351879.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Meditation is like farming... the right soil is required to grow anything, nothing will grow if the soil is…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Perhaps ultimately, spiritual simply means experiencing wholeness and interconnectedness directly, a seeing that individuality and the totality are interwoven, that nothing is separate or extraneous. 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Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation - to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that-may-be-true-blessings-such-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2521497.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2521497.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2521497.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When we let go of wanting something else to happen in this moment, we are taking a profound step toward being able to encounter what is here now. 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—a knowing that comes directly from the cultivation of mindfulness—we may only go in circles, for all our efforts and expectations. So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/when-we-let-go-of-wanting-something-else-to-happen-in-this-moment-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_able_when-we-let-go-of-wanting-something-else_2165613.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_able_when-we-let-go-of-wanting-something-else_2165613.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_able_when-we-let-go-of-wanting-something-else_2165613.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we let go of wanting something else to happen in this moment, we are taking a profound step toward…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how hopeless you may feel. But if you hope to mobilize your inner capacities for growth and for healing and to take charge in your life on a new level, a certain kind of effort and energy on your part will be required… It will take conscious effort on your part to move in a direction of healing and inner peace. This means learning to work with the very stress and pain that is causing you to suffer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/as-long-as-you-are-breathing-there-is-more-right-with-you-than-there/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_breathing_as-long-as-you-are-breathing-there-is-mo_2845268.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_breathing_as-long-as-you-are-breathing-there-is-mo_2845268.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_breathing_as-long-as-you-are-breathing-there-is-mo_2845268.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity as a vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise in giving. 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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/generosity-is-another-quality-which-like-patience-letting-go-non-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_generosity-is-another-quality-which-like_296004.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_generosity-is-another-quality-which-like_296004.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_generosity-is-another-quality-which-like_296004.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In its outward manifestation, meditation appears to involve either stopping, by parking the body in a stillness that suspends activity, or giving oneself over to flowing movement. 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