How Jon Kabat-Zinn Brings Mindfulness to Life
I have always admired Jon Kabat-Zinn for his historic role in founding
the mainstream mindfulness movement. Jon and I haven’t spent a lot of
time together over the years, but I think we’ve both felt a bond of
friendship as dharma brothers. But until now I had never experienced him
as a teacher.
I have met many of the leading dharma teachers of our time. It’s
probably the greatest benefit of my role as editor-in-chief of Lion’s
Roar. Now, after my
series of three in-depth conversations with him premiering next week, I feel Jon Kabat-Zinn is one of those great teachers.
As I am sure you will be, I was moved and inspired by the depth of his
wisdom. By his profound and all-encompassing understanding of
mindfulness that went far beyond the way I had thought about it. By his
heartfelt dedication to the message that mindfulness — defined not
merely as a helpful meditation practice but as a profound and
transformative way of being and living — is the best way to benefit our
lives and others, and perhaps the best hope for this troubled world.
As I listened to his wise teachings about the joyful, nondual nature of
mindfulness — he talked about falling in love with the present moment — I
was inspired to hope that I could bring this realization into my own
practice and life. If you sign up for this free video series, I know you
will be too.
You will also hear the fascinating story of Jon’s personal journey that
led to the creation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, which is
recognized as the starting place of the mainstream or secular
mindfulness movement. You will learn how he combined his personal
understanding of the dharma with strategic brilliance to launch a new
and genuine meditative tradition born on American soil and brilliantly
designed for the modern world. I hope that “
The Complete Path of Mindfulness” presented in the current issue of
Lion’s Roar will make a contribution to this historic movement, which as I express in my
editorial in the issue, may be the best way to bring the wisdom, methods, and benefit of dharma to as many people as possible.
Lion’s Roar is very pleased to offer you these three inspiring dialogues
with Jon Kabat-Zinn free of charge. All you have to do is
register here
to receive each of the three videos delivered to your inbox, beginning
on September 20th. For a taste of how good they are — of what a great
teacher Jon is — below are highlights from each of our three
conversations.
—Melvin McLeod, Editor-in-Chief, Lion’s Roar
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