--- title: "12 Pay attention Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn" description: "12 Pay attention quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Plus more from Jon Kabat-Zinn and more Pay attention sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_paying-attention-and-awareness-are-unive_62976.png" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_paying-attention-and-awareness-are-unive_62976.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) > [“Awareness requires only that we pay attention and see things as they are. It doesn't require that we change anything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/awareness-requires-only-that-we-pay-attention-and-see-things-as-they/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa8/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_awareness-requires-only-that-we-pay-atte_2836252.png) > [When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/when-you-pay-attention-to-boredom-it-gets-unbelievably-interesting/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_when-you-pay-attention-to-boredom-it-get_2864937.png) > [The only time that any of us have to grow or change or feel or learn anything is in the present moment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/the-only-time-that-any-of-us-have-to-grow-or-change-or-feel-or-learn/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_the-only-time-that-any-of-us-have-to-gro_1270403.jpg) > [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) > [Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/too-much-of-the-education-system-orients-students-toward-becoming/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_too-much-of-the-education-system-orients_2854745.png) > [Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-is-a-way-of-paying-attention-on-purpose-and-non/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_mindfulness-is-a-way-of-paying-attention_1660593.png) > [Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-is-about-love-and-loving-life-when-you-cultivate-this-2/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_action_mindfulness-is-about-love-and-loving-lif_2188611.png) > [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) > [Science is now documenting that it's not the objects of meditation that are important, it's the process of paying attention to them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/science-is-now-documenting-that-it-s-not-the-objects-of-meditation/) [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_addiction_science-is-now-documenting-that-it-s-not_626873.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 Pay attention ## 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/pay-attention/jon-kabat-zinn/#itemlist", "name": "12 Pay attention Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/paying-attention-and-awareness-are-universal-capacities-of-human/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_paying-attention-and-awareness-are-unive_62976.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_paying-attention-and-awareness-are-unive_62976.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_paying-attention-and-awareness-are-unive_62976.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Kabat-Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/mindfulness-means-paying-attention-in-a-particular-way-on-purpose-in-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_mindfulness-means-paying-attention-in-a_3088365.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_mindfulness-means-paying-attention-in-a_3088365.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_attention_mindfulness-means-paying-attention-in-a_3088365.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and…” — Jon Kabat-Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Awareness requires only that we pay attention and see things as they are. 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