People Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

13 People quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Jon Kabat‑Zinn offers a calm, present‑focused view of humanity in a brief set of 13 thoughts. Even a short collection feels like a quiet pause to notice the people around us.

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The Zen people from Ancient China, "When you're walking, just walk." It turns out to be the hardest thing.

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A lot of harm has come in all eras from people attached to one view of 'spiritual' truth.

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Most people think that to meditate, I should feel a particular special something, and if I don't, then I must be doing…

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I don't want people following Jon Kabat-Zinn. I want them following themselves.

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People say things that get you ramped up. I find myself, as my body clenches up when somebody says something that I…

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"Resting in awareness" is one of those phrases used a lot by people who practice mindfulness. But when I tried to do…

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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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Most people don't realize that the mind constantly chatters. And yet, that chatter winds up being the force that drives us much…

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If you look at people out on the street, if you look at people at restaurants, nobody's having conversations anymore. They're sitting…

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When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say.…

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The importance of the development of the emotional body is hardly recognized today. We are pretty much left to our own devices…

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Most of the time, if you're not really paying attention, you're someplace else. So your child might say, "Daddy, I want this,"…

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Science is now documenting that it's not the objects of meditation that are important, it's the process of paying attention to them…

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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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