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Knowing Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

11 Knowing quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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If you’re drawn to the subtle ways we understand ourselves, this short set of 11 quotes from Jon Kabat-Zinn gives a quiet, thoughtful entry point. His words, rooted in mindfulness practice, gently probe what it means to truly know, making it a useful primer for anyone curious about conscious awareness.

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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.

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Can you question who you are? And are you comfortable with not knowing?

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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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“Awareness is not the same as thinking. It is a complementary form of intelligence, a way of knowing that is at least…

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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,…

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Acknowledging that sometimes, often at very crucial times, you really have no idea where you are going or even where the path…

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I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing…

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“[R]emain open to not knowing, perhaps allowing yourself to come to the point of admitting, "I don't know," and then experimenting with…

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My father was a world-class scientist and my mother was a prolific painter. I could see that my parents had completely different…

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When we let go of wanting something else to happen in this moment, we are taking a profound step toward being able…

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Meditation is simply about being yourself and knowing something about who that is. It is about coming to realize that you are…

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Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

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“dwell in stillness and to observe without reacting and without judging.”

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Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice.

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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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Science gave me a cosmic religious feeling, and I would get the same feeling when I was dragged to the Met and the Museum…

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“In fact, even if distraction does alleviate your pain or help to cope with it some of the time, bringing mindfulness to it can…

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