Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944) American academic
Source: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
“The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time.”
Source: Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
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The Crosswicks Journal, A Circle of Quiet (1972)
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