27+ Jon Kabat Zinn Quotes Let It Be. Instead of let it go, we should probably say let it be; When he was preschool age he attended the museum of modern art, he believes this was a building block to choosing his professional path. Jon was born in new york city in 1944. Be a light unto yourself. From the perspective of meditation, every state is a special state, every moment a special moment. "to let go means to give up coercing, resisting, or struggling, in exchange for something more powerful and wholesome which comes out of allowing things to be as they are without getting caught up in your attraction to or rejection of them, in the intrinsic stickiness of wanting, of liking and disliking." When people say let it go, what they really mean is get over it, and that's not a helpful thing to say. This recognizes that the mind won't let go and the problem may not go away, and it allows you to form a healthier relationship with. We only work with it differently.". "for men and women alike, this journey is a the trajectory between birth and death, a human life lived.
