Jon Kabat-Zinn Quotes, Thoughts and Images

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

The real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment.

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

No one can listen to your body for you... To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.

You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention.

You are only here now; you're only alive in this moment.

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body, mind and the world around you.

Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.

When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.

Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives.

Look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your thoughts about them Without knowing it, we are coloring everything, putting our spin on it all.

Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.

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 more, acquiring less so I can have more.

There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.

Simply put, mindfulness is moment-to-moment non-judgmental awareness.

Perhaps we just need little reminders from time to time that we are already dignified, deserving, worthy.

Just stopping, is a radical act of sanity and love.

Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It's about feeling the way you feel.

Breathing is central to every aspect of meditation training. It's a wonderful place to focus in training the mind to be calm and concentrated.

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 it with yourself, with your family, with the world.

But you cannot have harmony without a commitment to ethical behavior. It's the fence that keeps out the goats that will eat all the young shoots in your garden