--- title: "14 Mean Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn" description: "14 Mean quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Plus more from Jon Kabat-Zinn and more Mean sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_awake_mindfulness-means-being-awake-it-means-k_2467807.png" --- > [Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-means-being-awake-it-means-knowing-what-you-are-doing/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_awake_mindfulness-means-being-awake-it-means-k_2467807.png) > [There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/there-are-a-lot-of-different-ways-to-talk-about-mindfulness-but-what/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_awareness_there-are-a-lot-of-different-ways-to-tal_326076.png) > [Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-means-paying-attention-in-a-particular-way-on-purpose-in-2/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_mindfulness-means-paying-attention-in-a_3088365.png) > [Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/voluntary-simplicity-means-going-fewer-places-in-one-day-rather-than/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/717/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_mean_voluntary-simplicity-means-going-fewer-p_388438.png) > [To drop into being means to recognize your interconnectedness with all life, and with being itself. Your very nature is being part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/to-drop-into-being-means-to-recognize-your-interconnectedness-with/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e86/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_being-me_to-drop-into-being-means-to-recognize-yo_2583321.png) > [The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/the-best-way-to-capture-moments-is-to-pay-attention-this-is-how-we/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_the-best-way-to-capture-moments-is-to-pa_860924.png) > [Meditation means learning how to get out of this current, sit by its bank and listen to it, learn from it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/meditation-means-learning-how-to-get-out-of-this-current-sit-by-its/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77c/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_currents_meditation-means-learning-how-to-get-out_3181511.png) > [How we see and hold the full range of our experiences in our minds and in our hearts makes an enormous difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/how-we-see-and-hold-the-full-range-of-our-experiences-in-our-minds/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_differences_how-we-see-and-hold-the-full-range-of-ou_539902.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) > [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) > [Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-practice-means-that-we-commit-fully-in-each-moment-to-be/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_awareness_mindfulness-practice-means-that-we-commi_828848.jpg) > [To let go means to give up coercing, resisting, or struggling, in exchange for something more powerful and wholesome which comes out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/to-let-go-means-to-give-up-coercing-resisting-or-struggling-in/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attraction_to-let-go-means-to-give-up-coercing-resi_585412.jpg) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc3/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_mindfulness-means-moment-to-moment-non-j_52678.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) ## Other authors on Mean ## 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/mean/jon-kabat-zinn/#itemlist", "name": "14 Mean Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mindfulness means being awake. 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So is washing the dishes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/perhaps-ultimately-spiritual-simply-means-experiencing-wholeness-and-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_dishes_perhaps-ultimately-spiritual-simply-mean_799238.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_dishes_perhaps-ultimately-spiritual-simply-mean_799238.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_dishes_perhaps-ultimately-spiritual-simply-mean_799238.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Perhaps ultimately, spiritual simply means experiencing wholeness and interconnectedness directly, a seeing…” — 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": "Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-practice-means-that-we-commit-fully-in-each-moment-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_awareness_mindfulness-practice-means-that-we-commi_828848.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_awareness_mindfulness-practice-means-that-we-commi_828848.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_awareness_mindfulness-practice-means-that-we-commi_828848.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To let go means to give up coercing, resisting, or struggling, in exchange for something more powerful and wholesome which comes out of allowing things to be as they are without getting caught up in your attraction to or rejection of them, in the intrinsic stickiness of wanting, of liking and disliking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/to-let-go-means-to-give-up-coercing-resisting-or-struggling-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attraction_to-let-go-means-to-give-up-coercing-resi_585412.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attraction_to-let-go-means-to-give-up-coercing-resi_585412.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attraction_to-let-go-means-to-give-up-coercing-resi_585412.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To let go means to give up coercing, resisting, or struggling, in exchange for something more powerful and…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. 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