Most people don't realize that the mind constantly chatters. And yet, that chatter winds up being the force that drives us much of the day in terms of what we do, what we react to, and how we feel. Jon Kabat-Zinn chatterconstantlyday Change image and share on social
There are many different aspects to a formal meditation practice. But the real meditation practice is how you interface with life from moment-to-moment, no matter what's happening. Especially when you are awake, which is pretty much most of the time except for deep sleep. Jon Kabat-Zinn aspectawakedeep share on social
In Asian languages, the word for 'mind' and the word for 'heart' are same. So if you're not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as heartfulness, you're not really understanding it. Compassion and kindness towards oneself are intrinsically woven into it. You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention. Jon Kabat-Zinn affectionateasianattention share on social
To drop into being means to recognize your interconnectedness with all life, and with being itself. Your very nature is being part of larger and larger spheres of wholeness. Jon Kabat-Zinn dropinterconnectednesslarge Change image and share on social
Science gave me a cosmic religious feeling, and I would get the same feeling when I was dragged to the Met and the Museum of Modern Art. Jon Kabat-Zinn artcosmicdrag Change image and share on social
One way to look at meditation is as a kind of intrapsychic technology that's been developed over thousands of years by traditions that know a lot about the mind/body connection. Jon Kabat-Zinn bodyconnectiondevelop Change image and share on social
You don't need the iPhone: you have the most exquisite apparatus in the known universe sitting right in your head - the most complex organization of matter in the entire universe. And here are we, feeling a little depressed, feeling like we're not getting where we need to be, when really you might be exactly where you need to be. Jon Kabat-Zinn apparatuscomplexdepress share on social
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. Jon Kabat-Zinn aspectbreathecalm Change image and share on social
Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice. Jon Kabat-Zinn incrediblemindfulnesspractice Change image and share on social
Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness. Jon Kabat-Zinn attentionawarenesscapacity Change image and share on social