Mindfulness & Compassion | Jon Kabat-Zinn

How Are Mindfulness and Compassion Related?
In some conversations about mindfulness, the emphasis on attention, awareness, and thinking can feel central, while words that convey kindness and care are less prominent. In the video excerpt below from Jon Kabat-Zinn, a pioneer of translating zen meditation practices into secular mindfulness for the purpose of alleviating stress, he explains how intertwined and indistinguishable mindfulness and compassion are. From an aspirational perspective, some might consider mindfulness and compassion to be one and the same.

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Self compassion comes first...

[@DrPatrickKingsep]

Hi, 'presence of heart' and mindfulness - returning to the roots of what mindfulness actually is. Heartfulness = Mindfulness. Thankyou so much for this information.

[@never2late289]

What's the name of the scientific book he is talking about in the middle of the video?

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Here it is, if you would like to dive in :) amzn.to/2NlEDMu