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title: "26 Way Quotes By Jon Kabat-Zinn"
description: "26 Way quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Plus more from Jon Kabat-Zinn and more Way sayings from other authors."
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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [One way to look at meditation is as a kind of intrapsychic technology that's been developed over thousands of years by traditions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/one-way-to-look-at-meditation-is-as-a-kind-of-intrapsychic-technology/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/so-in-meditation-practice-the-best-way-to-get-somewhere-is-to-let-go/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [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/)

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> [Even before smart phones and the Internet, we had many ways to distract our selves. Now that's compounded by a factor of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/even-before-smart-phones-and-the-internet-we-had-many-ways-to/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [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/)

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> [When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/when-experience-is-viewed-in-a-certain-way-it-presents-nothing-but/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [We must be willing to encounter darkness and despair when they come up and face them, over and over again if need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/we-must-be-willing-to-encounter-darkness-and-despair-when-they-come/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [I'll take transformational change any way it comes. One way to look at meditation is as a kind of intrapsychic technology that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/i-ll-take-transformational-change-any-way-it-comes-one-way-to-look-at/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [In Asian languages, the word for 'mind' and the word for 'heart' are same. So if you're not hearing mindfulness in some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/in-asian-languages-the-word-for-mind-and-the-word-for-heart-are-same/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [I loved science, and when I discovered Buddhist meditative practices and martial arts, I was able to bridge those ways of knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/i-loved-science-and-when-i-discovered-buddhist-meditative-practices/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [The notion that the mind and body are actually different sides of the same coin goes all the way back to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/the-notion-that-the-mind-and-body-are-actually-different-sides-of-the/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [Sometimes shutting off the sound on the television can allow you to actually watch the game and take it in in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/sometimes-shutting-off-the-sound-on-the-television-can-allow-you-to/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [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/)

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> [It’s interesting to look at your children as line-in Zen masters who can put their finger on places where you’re resistant, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/it-s-interesting-to-look-at-your-children-as-line-in-zen-masters-who/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [Life on earth is a whole, yet it expresses itself in unique time-bound bodies, microscopic or visible, plant or animal, extinct or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/life-on-earth-is-a-whole-yet-it-expresses-itself-in-unique-time-bound/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy. Sometimes we don't feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/perhaps-we-just-need-little-reminders-from-time-to-time-that-we-are-2/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [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/)

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> [Healing is a coming to terms with things as they are, rather than struggling to force them to be as they once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/healing-is-a-coming-to-terms-with-things-as-they-are-rather-than/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else's. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/note-that-this-journey-is-uniquely-yours-no-one-else-s-so-the-path/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [Another way to look at meditation is to view thinking itself as a waterfall, a cascading of thought. In cultivating mindfulness, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/another-way-to-look-at-meditation-is-to-view-thinking-itself-as-a/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [There are certain ways in which I cultivate awareness, both through mindful yoga and taking care of my body and taking time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/there-are-certain-ways-in-which-i-cultivate-awareness-both-through/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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> [My father was a world-class scientist and my mother was a prolific painter. I could see that my parents had completely different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-kabat-zinn/my-father-was-a-world-class-scientist-and-my-mother-was-a-prolific/)

[Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-kabat-zinn/)

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## Other authors on Way

## 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/)

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