Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn is an American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.
"Awareness is not the same as thought. It lies beyond thinking, although it makes use of thinking, honoring its value and its power. Awareness is more like a vessel which can hold and contain our thinking, helping us to see and know our thoughts as thoughts rather than getting caught up in them in reality."