Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life Quotes

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?

Perhaps the most "spiritual" thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.

See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn't bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.

The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.

For men and women alike, this journey is a the trajectory between birth and death, a human life lived. No one escapes the adventure. We only work with it differently.

Non-doing simply means letting things be and allowing them to unfold in their own way.

This is it.

Through it all, we attempt to bring balance to the present moment, understanding that in patience lies wisdom, knowing that what will come next will be determined in large measure by how we are now.

After all, if you really aren't trying to get anywhere else in this moment, patience takes care of itself.