Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Ep. 208 – Way of the Bodhisattva


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Illuminating the Way of the Bodhisattva, Jack shares wisdom from St. Teresa of Calcutta, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, Ajahn Chah, and Sueng Sahn on walking the spiritual path.

This vintage episode from April 10, 1977 at Camp Cedar Glen was originally published on DharmaSeed.

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In this vintage episode, Jack mindfully illuminates:

  • The selfless service, love, and wisdom of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
  • Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's unshakeable compassion and revolutionary work around death and dying
  • How his teacher Ajahn Chah's Thai monastery was an island of peace and possibility amidst war and conflict
  • What the story of Korean Zen Master, Seung Sahn, getting a job at a laundry mat teaches us about non-attachment to self
  • Compassion, the spiritual path, and the Way of the Bodhisattva


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