Quotes Tagged ‘Jon Kabat-Zinn’

“Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.”

by Jon Kabat-Zinn from Wherever You Go, There You Are
Tags: Wherever You Go There You Are, mindfulness, non-spiritual, Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Seven attitudinal factors constitute the major pillars of mindfulness practice as we teach it in the stress clinic. They are non-judging, patience, a beginner’s mind, trust, non-striving, acceptance, and letting go.”

by Jon Kabat-Zinn from Full Catastrophe Living
Tags: Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn, non-spiritual, acceptance, patience, stress, letting go, mindfulness

“If we hope to go anywhere or develop ourselves in any way, we can only step from where we are... If we don’t really know where we are standing—a knowing that comes directly from the cultivation of mindfulness—we may only go in circles, for all our efforts and expectations.”

by Jon Kabat-Zinn from Wherever You Go, There You Are
Tags: self-knowledge, mindfulness, progress, self-improvement, Jon Kabat-Zinn

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

by Jon Kabat-Zinn from Wherever You Go, There You Are
Tags: meditation, feeling, presence, Jon Kabat-Zinn

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

by Jon Kabat-Zinn from Wherever You Go, There You Are
Tags: mindfulness, defining mindfulness, being present, present, attention, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life