“It has to do with examining who we are, with questioning our view of the world and our place in it, and… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
The only time you ever have in which to learn anything or see anything or feel anything, or express any feeling or… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“[M]indfulness does not involve trying to get anywhere or feel anything special. Rather it involves allowing yourself to be where you already… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Can we simply address what it means to be human? What is available to us in this brief moment when the universe… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
There are many different aspects to a formal meditation practice. But the real meditation practice is how you interface with life from… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“The next time you feel a sense of dissatisfaction, of something being missing or not quite right, turn inward as an experiment.… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“The future that we want - this is it. This is the future of all the previous thoughts you've ever had about… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“The habit of ignoring our present moments in favor of others yet to come leads directly to a pervasive lack of awareness… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
When your alarm goes off and you jump out of bed, what is the nature of the mind in that moment? Are… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“[I]t is useful at times to admit to yourself that you don't know your way and to be open to help from… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Most of the time, if you're not really paying attention, you're someplace else. So your child might say, "Daddy, I want this,"… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“For while we are now blessed with "24/7 connectivity" so we can be in touch with anybody anywhere at any time, we… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Above all, meditation is about letting the mind be as it is and knowing something about how it is in this moment.… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“To allow ourselves to be truly in touch with where we already are, no matter where that is, we have got to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“By taking a few moments to “die on purpose” to the rush of time while you are still living, you free yourself… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Acknowledging that sometimes, often at very crucial times, you really have no idea where you are going or even where the path… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“we are simply inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
There are certain ways in which I cultivate awareness, both through mindful yoga and taking care of my body and taking time… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“No matter how many scars we carry from what we have gone through and suffered in the past, our intrinsic wholeness is… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“We tend to be particularly unaware that we are thinking virtually all the time. The incessant stream of thoughts flowing through our… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Karma is often wrongly confused with the notion of a fixed destiny. It is more like an accumulation of tendencies that can lock us… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“One practical way to do this is to look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“dwell in stillness and to observe without reacting and without judging.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to be exactly as you are.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
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… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
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