We are Homo Sapiens Sapiens — the species that is aware and knows that it is aware. But so far, we have yet to live our way into this most important attribute of our humanity. This failure is the root cause of our suffering and malaise. Ln Mindfulness for All, Jon Kabat-Zinn illuminates how mindfulness as a meditation practice and as a way of being can help us live our way into our species’ name and thereby change our world for the better - iust as mindfulness has been shown to positively affect our health and wellbeing as individuals.
He explains how democracy and social iustice can thrive when we take responsibility for our own minds and actions and recognise our deep connections with others who may have strikingly different perspectives and narratives. Mindfulness is an essential catalyst for personal and global healing and transformation, and for principled, ethical and embodied action in tumultuous times. When it comes down to it, what unfolds in the future depends on how you, we, all of us are in this present moment. Therein lies true wisdom and freedom.
Originally published in 2005 as part of a larger book titled Coming to Our Senses, Mindfulness for All features a new foreword by the author, as well as compelling updates throughout the text, and is a 'treasure trove of contemporary wisdom’ (Publishers Weekly) from a pioneer of the worldwide mindfulness movement.