--- title: "14 May Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn" description: "14 May quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Plus more from Jon Kabat-Zinn and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_acceptance_see-if-you-can-give-yourself-gifts-that_2540400.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) > [If we hope to go anywhere or develop ourselves in any way, we can only step from where we are standing. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/if-we-hope-to-go-anywhere-or-develop-ourselves-in-any-way-we-can-only/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_circles_if-we-hope-to-go-anywhere-or-develop-our_2542481.png) > [Even though in principle we may "know better", we routinely succumb all the same to the incessant, often frantic and unexamined busyness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/even-though-in-principle-we-may-know-better-we-routinely-succumb-all/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_accomplished_even-though-in-principle-we-may-know-bet_1995178.jpg) > ["What is my job on the planet?" is one question we might do well to ask ourselves over and over again. Otherwise,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/what-is-my-job-on-the-planet-is-one-question-we-might-do-well-to-ask/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_asks_what-is-my-job-on-the-planet-is-one-ques_2592313.jpg) > [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) > [Meditation is simply about being yourself and knowing something about who that is. It is about coming to realize that you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/meditation-is-simply-about-being-yourself-and-knowing-something-about/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_being-yourself_meditation-is-simply-about-being-yoursel_1388566.jpg) > [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) > [The importance of the development of the emotional body is hardly recognized today. We are pretty much left to our own devices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/the-importance-of-the-development-of-the-emotional-body-is-hardly/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_adulthood_the-importance-of-the-development-of-the_1076603.png) > [Initiate giving. Don't wait for someone to ask. See what happens - especially to you. You may find that you gain a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/initiate-giving-don-t-wait-for-someone-to-ask-see-what-happens/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_about-yourself_initiate-giving-don-t-wait-for-someone-t_1130637.png) > [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 May ## 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/may/jon-kabat-zinn/#itemlist", "name": "14 May Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "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": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If we hope to go anywhere or develop ourselves in any way, we can only step from where we are standing. 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It is about coming to realize that you are on a path whether you like it or not, namely, the path that is your life. Meditation may help us see that this path we call our life has direction; that it is always unfolding, moment by moment; and that what happens now, in this moment, influences what happens next.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/meditation-is-simply-about-being-yourself-and-knowing-something-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_being-yourself_meditation-is-simply-about-being-yoursel_1388566.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_being-yourself_meditation-is-simply-about-being-yoursel_1388566.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_being-yourself_meditation-is-simply-about-being-yoursel_1388566.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Meditation is simply about being yourself and knowing something about who that is. 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It is an act that may at first seem artificial but that we soon discover, if we keep at it, is ultimately one of pure love for the life unfolding within us and around us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/in-its-outward-manifestation-meditation-appears-to-involve-either/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_activity_in-its-outward-manifestation-meditation_2426497.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_activity_in-its-outward-manifestation-meditation_2426497.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_activity_in-its-outward-manifestation-meditation_2426497.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In its outward manifestation, meditation appears to involve either stopping, by parking the body in a…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The importance of the development of the emotional body is hardly recognized today. We are pretty much left to our own devices to come to full adulthood, whether man or woman. Our elders may have become so denatured themselves from a lack of such nurturance that there is no longer a collective knowledge of how to guide the awakening emotional vitality and authenticity of our young people, our children. Mindfulness may contribute to a reawakening of this ancient wisdom in ourselves and in others.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/the-importance-of-the-development-of-the-emotional-body-is-hardly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_adulthood_the-importance-of-the-development-of-the_1076603.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_adulthood_the-importance-of-the-development-of-the_1076603.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_adulthood_the-importance-of-the-development-of-the_1076603.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The importance of the development of the emotional body is hardly recognized today. We are pretty much left…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Initiate giving. Don't wait for someone to ask. See what happens - especially to you. You may find that you gain a greater clarity about yourself and about your relationships, as well as more energy rather than less. You may find that, rather than exhausting yourself or your resources, you will replenish them. Such is the power of mindful, selfless generosity. 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