All Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes
- Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so I can do… Acquiring
- 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… Breathing
- The real meditation is how you live your life. Inspirational
- When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul. Awareness
- Stillness, insight, and wisdom arise only when we can settle into being complete in this moment, without having to seek or hold on to or… Arise
- Non-doing has nothing to do with being indolent or passive. Quite the contrary. It takes great courage and energy to cultivate non-doing, both in stillness… Activity
- Mindfulness meditation is the embrace of any and all mind states in awareness, without preferring one to another. All
- No one can listen to your body for you... To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself. Body
- When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a… Allows
- It is remarkable how liberating it feels to be able to see that your thoughts are just thoughts and that they are not 'you' or… Able
- 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 attention… Attention
- Meditation means learning how to get out of this current, sit by its bank and listen to it, learn from it, and then use its… Bank
- Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to… Access
- Perhaps ultimately, spiritual simply means experiencing wholeness and interconnectedness directly, a seeing that individuality and the totality are interwoven, that nothing is separate or extraneous.… Becomes
- We must be willing to encounter darkness and despair when they come up and face them, over and over again if need be, without running… Avoid
- Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share… All
- There is just this moment. We are not trying to improve or to get anywhere else. Anywhere
- Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it. Embody
- See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn't bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging. Bring
- Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness. Awareness