Jon Kabat-Zinn
American molecular biologist, meditation teacher, and the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) — the eight-week protocol developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979 that introduced mindfulness meditation into mainstream Western medicine, education, and corporate life. A student of Zen masters Philip Kapleau, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Seungsahn, and of yoga teacher Robert Thurman, he stripped Buddhist meditation of its religious context and presented it as an evidence-based practice for chronic pain, anxiety, and stress. The MBSR curriculum has now been studied in thousands of clinical trials and adopted in hospitals, schools, prisons, and Fortune 500 companies worldwide. His books — Full Catastrophe Living, Wherever You Go There You Are, Coming to Our Senses — have sold millions of copies and shaped how an entire generation thinks about attention.
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Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn
101 quotes“In the practice, you befriend yourself.”
“Whatever it is that you most want to do, do it now.”
“Mindfulness is awareness without judgment.”
“Settle into the body. The body is the doorway to the present.”
“Nothing in this life is permanent. Live accordingly.”
“The breath is the perfect anchor for the wandering mind.”
“Stop. Listen. The body is speaking.”
“Mindfulness is a way of being, not just a technique.”
“You don't need to wait for life to be perfect to be at peace.”
“In the practice, you discover that you have always been okay.”
“To take time to be is the great rebellion.”
“Settle. Soften. Notice. Repeat.”
“In one breath, you can return to yourself.”
“Life is what is happening while you are making other plans.”
“You are bigger than any thought, any feeling, any sensation.”
“In every moment, you have the choice to be aware.”
“Mindfulness has nothing to do with religion. It has to do with awareness.”
“The body is the temple. The breath is the prayer. The awareness is the priest.”
“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
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