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Love Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

12 Love quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Jon Kabat-Zinn’s twelve meditative snippets on love serve as gentle reminders to stay present with our feelings. Though brief, each quote invites a pause, encouraging readers to notice the subtle textures of affection in the moment. It’s a modest but thoughtful starting point for anyone wanting to weave mindfulness into their relational life.

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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.

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When awareness embraces the senses, it enlivens them.

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It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

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He who dies before he dies does not die when he dies.

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

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Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.

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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…

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“a work that no one on the planet can do for us, no matter how much they would want to, no matter…

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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…

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Once you have established yourself as a center of love and kindness radiating throughout your being, which amounts to a cradling of…

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“Our ability to touch love and kindness and be touched by them lies buried below our own fears and hurts, below our…

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“There is really no natural limit to the practice of loving kindness in meditation or in one’s life. It is an ongoing,…

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

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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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