Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

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Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield episodes

  • Ep. 323 - Creating an Island of Peace in the Midst of War

    In this deeply moving talk offered to those living through war in Ukraine, Jack Kornfield reminds us that even in the most difficult conditions, the human heart has the capacity to remain open, compassionate, and free.

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    This time on Heart Wisdom, Jack Kornfield shares:

    • Creating inner peace in the midst of external conflict
    • The practice of self-compassion in times of overwhelm
    • How to work with suffering without internalizing it
    • Reconnecting with inner resources like nature, community, and intention
    • The teaching that “hatred never ends by hatred”

     “Even though there is war around us, it is possible to create an island of peace in the middle of it all—and not let the war take over our hearts.”  –Jack Kornfield

    The episode was originally filmed for Mantra Ukraine, you can learn more about them on Instagram

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “If the suffering of the world has now taken over your body, it’s in the wrong place. You need to leave it outside and not carry it inside your heart.”  –Jack Kornfield

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    33 min
  • Ep. 322 – Wisdom for Difficult Times: AI, Compassion, and Community

    In this powerful dialogue, Jack Kornfield responds to questions from the community about some of the deepest challenges of the human heart.

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    This time on Heart Wisdom, Jack Kornfield shares:

    • Caring for aging parents with compassion
    • Transforming rage into compassionate action
    • Grieving without hardening the heart
    • Meeting illness and death with presence
    • Sangha as a refuge in difficult time

    “We need each other. Sangha is the company of the wise. In these times we need to stand up for the truth and speak up together. That’s part of sangha—to be together in the innate dignity of humanity and say, ‘Yes, this is what matters.’” –Jack Kornfield

    This episode was first recorded on Feb 23, 2026 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Talk and Meditation

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “The idea from the Buddha’s teachings is that when we’re together and committed to compassion, liberation, a free heart, and a care for one-another, amazing things are possible.” –Jack Kornfield

    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.

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    38 min
  • Ep. 321 – Ram Dass and the Freedom to Be Human

    In this illuminating talk, Jack explores the heart of freedom through the lens of his friendship with Ram Dass, reflecting on how to cultivate a heart that can meet it all with loving awareness.

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    This time on Heart Wisdom, Jack Kornfield shares:

    • Ram Dass and the liberation of the heart
    • The Dharma teaching of letting go
    • Freedom from attachment to preferences
    • Compassion in difficult times
    • The wisdom of Buddhist teachings in modern life


    “There was something so liberating about Ram Dass because he wasn't attached to who he was—he was playing with it.”  –Jack Kornfield

    This episode was first recorded on Feb 23, 2026 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Talk and Meditation

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “The great way is not difficult for those who are not attached to their preferences.” –Jack Kornfield

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    34 min
  • Ep. 320 – Guided Meditation for Grounding, Gratitude, and Presence

    In this deeply grounding guided meditation, Jack Kornfield invites us to rest in mindful loving awareness and gratitude for the miracle of being alive.

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    This time on Heart Wisdom, Jack Kornfield shares:

    •  Guided meditation on mindful loving awareness
    •  Gratitude for breath, body, heart, and mind
    •  Opening to the field of awareness beyond thoughts
    •  The healing power of compassion toward ourselves
    •  Recognizing the interconnectedness of all life

    “Who you are is bigger than the mind, bigger than the emotions, bigger than the changing sensations of the body. You're the field of awareness itself, consciousness that was born into this body.” –Jack Kornfield

    This episode was first recorded on Feb 23, 2026 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Talk and Meditation

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “In this very moment, feel the space that gratitude opens, that kindness opens.” –Jack Kornfield

    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.

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    34 min
  • Ep. 319 – All In This Together Series #7: The Blessings of Loving Kindness, Stories and Guided Meditation for Protection

    Celebrating the release of All In This Together, Jack shares stories and leads a guided meditation inviting us into the fear dispelling and protective practice of loving kindness.

    Jack’s new book is out now: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World

    Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.

    “Loving kindness protects us from our fears that come up. When you go into the jungle, watch the news, or whatever wild thing you do, loving kindness is a basis to tend and care for your own heart.” –Jack Kornfield

    In this episode, Jack shares stories and leads a guided meditation on:

    • Coming together to quiet the mind and open the heart
    • Jack shares background on his new book of stories, All InThis Together
    • The healing importance of forgiveness in a conflicted world
    • A Buddhist story on how loving kindness (metta) protects us from our fears
    • Looking at our relationship to technology in the world
    • The life-changing blessings of metta practice
    • Holding the tainted glory of your humanity in loving kindness
    • The transformative power of metta
    • Student reflections on the practice
    • Having compassion for our struggles
    • Noticing our progress on the path

    "Sometimes it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy." –Guillaume Apollinaire

    This Dharma Talk originally took place in Nov 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation celebrating Jack’s All In This Together book release. Stay up to date with Jack's upcoming livestreams and events here.

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “The practice is to hold the tainted glory of your humanity in loving kindness, all of it, all the difficult, beautiful, amazing, and horrifying parts we have as humans.” –Jack Kornfield

    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.

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    48 min
  • Ep. 318 – All in This Together Series #6: Bowing to the Mystery, An Invitation for Liberation

    Celebrating the release of All In This Together, Jack reflects on learning to bow to life’s mystery—and how doing so opens a path to liberation, love, and inner peace.

    Jack’s new book is out now: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World

    Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.

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    “There’s something so mysterious about how things unfold. We live in something so huge and magnificent, but we get into small mind about how it should be, but we honestly don’t know so much.” –Jack Kornfield

    In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:

    • More healing stories on love and respect
    • Sharon Salzberg’s travel advice from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
    • The stories of how both Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Insight Meditation Society came to be
    • Bowing to the mystery of how everything unfolds
    • Thich Nhat Hanh’s wisdom from a tree
    • How weird, wild, and mysterious it is to be human
    • The invitation to liberation this life offers
    • How to stay calm driving in intense traffic
    • Working with intention and letting others off the hook
    • When people are behaving badly, letting go and focusing on your own heart
    • Dealing with existential angst
    • The music of humanity, of being human
    • Working through anger and righteousness
    • Holding your complicated life in kindness and compassion
    • Becoming a lighthouse for others

    “There’s something in the stories we tell. We come together for the Dharma, and it’s really the truth of love and mystery.” –Jack Kornfield

    This Dharma Talk originally took place in Nov 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation celebrating Jack’s All In This Together book release. Stay up to date with Jack's upcoming livestreams and events here.

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “You can’t know the intention of someone else. There’s only one person whose intention you can really know. Guess whose that is? So, intention is really for yourself.” –Jack Kornfield


    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.

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    43 min
  • Ep. 317 – All In This Together Series #5: Stories as Medicine, Learning to Meet Each Other with Respect

    Honoring the release of All In This Together, Jack reflects on how stories awaken compassion, heal division, and call us back to meeting one another with respect.

    Jack’s new book is out now!: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World

    Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.

    “We have the opportunity to reach out and mend the fabric of life... Action that actually undoes anxiety is making even the tiniest difference to others.” –Jack Kornfield

    In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:

    • Jack’s recent trip with Trudy to India to see His Holiness the Dalai Lama
    • What the Dalai Lama said about A.I. and compassion
    • Having a wise relationship with A.I. and technology
    • Varanasi and facing the reality of death at the burning ghats
    • Stories as a medicine for the soul
    • The transformative story of Ram Dass, Maharajji, and the glance of mercy
    • Being fully worthy of love
    • Learning how to connect with genuineness, kindness, and respect
    • Archetypal and universal teachings
    • Buddha’s last meal
    • Intention as the root of karma
    • Overcoming conflict with respect and good intention

    “Even making the tiniest difference to others begins to change the direction of your life and the circumstance of the world around you.” –Jack Kornfield

    This Dharma Talk originally took place in Nov 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk andGuided Meditation celebrating Jack’s All In This Together book release. Stay up to date with Jack's upcoming livestreams and events here.

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “Stories are medicine.” –Jack Kornfield

    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.


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    37 min
  • Ep. 316 – All In This Together Series #4: Illuminating Our Common Humanity with Anne Lamott and Tami Simon

    In honor of All In This Together, Jack, Anne Lamott, and Tami Simon continue their heart-opening conversation on story, tenderness, and remembering who you are

    Jack’s new book is out now!: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World

    Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.

    In this episode, Jack, Anne, and Tami mindfully explore:

    • Anne Lamott’s 12-Step cruise ship seminar wisdom
    • How to tell or write a heart-opening story
    • Getting to the emotional center of it all
    • Remembering who you really are
    • Illuminating our common humanity
    • Laughter as carbonated holiness and sacred ground
    • What’s between the telling and the listening
    • How to trade our exhaustion for peace and rest
    • Micro-dosing love and understanding
    • The healing power of true romantic, soul-mate love
    • Being loved just as you are
    • Stories on hope
    • Operating from the heart cave
    • Jack’s recent visit with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
    • Stories of conflict resolution

    This conversation originally took place in Nov 2025 for Sounds True’s celebration of Jack’s All In This Together book release. Stay up to date with Jack’s upcoming livestreams and events here.

    About Anne Lamott:

    Anne Lamott is the New York Times best-selling author of many books, including collections of essays, novels, and long-form non-fiction, including the classic writing manual Bird by Bird and child-rearing memoir Operating Instructions. In addition to being a novelist and nonfiction writer, Lamott is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. Keep up with Anne on Instagram.

    “Laughter is carbonated holiness, and when we’re laughing together we’re on sacred ground.” –Anne Lamott

    About Tami Simon:

    Tami Simon is the founder of Sounds True, a multimedia company that has produced over 3,000 titles and been nominated twice for the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing companies. Tami also hosts the popular Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge, with more than 15 million downloads. Tami has been instrumental in the creation of the Inner MBA Program: a nine-month interactive program featuring esteemed CEOs and conscious business and mindfulness leaders created by Sounds True, LinkedIn and Wisdom 2.0.

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “I want to tell stories that soften your heart, make you weep or laugh, help you remember who you are, and illuminate our common humanity.” –Jack Kornfield

    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.

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    33 min
  • Ep. 315 – Reflections on the Cosmic Dance and a ‘Still Point’ Guided Meditation

    Jack opens with reflections on the cosmic dance of life before guiding listeners into a meditation on stillness, breath, and embodied presence. Drawing on ancient imagery and gentle instruction, he invites us to take our seat in the still point of the turning world.

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    Jack’s new book is out now!: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World

    In this episode, Jack explores:

    • The meaning of solstice as a sacred pause
    • Taking your seat in stillness
    • The breath as a living, shared process
    • Becoming the loving witness
    • Finding harmony with the rhythms of life

    This Dharma Talk originally took place in Dec 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation. Stay up to date with Jack’s upcoming livestreams and events here.

    “You are being breathed. The earth is breathing you, and the ocean of air is dancing with your body.”–Jack Kornfield

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.

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    39 min
  • Ep. 314 – Winter Light: Tending the Fire of the Heart

    As winter deepens, Jack reflects on the quiet light that does not go out—the warmth of compassion, generosity, and courage that sustains us through dark seasons. Through stories of everyday kindness and ancient wisdom, he invites us to tend the inner fire that heals and connects us.

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    “That's what you carry. That's who you really are. That's what was born in you, is the great heart of compassion and tenderness.” –Jack Kornfield

    In this episode, Jack explores:

    • Compassion as a response to fear
    • Everyday acts of generosity
    • Tending the inner fire during dark seasons
    • Beginner’s mind and seeing with wonder
    • Adding your light to a troubled and beautiful world

    “The heart can’t do anything but tenderness and mercy when we really listen.” –Jack Kornfield

    Jack’s new book is out now!: All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World

    This Dharma Talk originally took place in Dec 2025 for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation. Stay up to date with Jack’s upcoming livestreams and events here.

    About Jack Kornfield:

    Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, studying as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

    Jack is currently offering a wonderful array of transformational online courses diving into crucial topics like Mindfulness Meditation Fundamentals, Walking the Eightfold Path, Opening the Heart of Forgiveness, Living Beautifully, Transforming Your Life Through Powerful Stories, and so much more. Sign up for an All Access Pass to explore Jack’s entire course library. If you would like a year's worth of online meetups with Jack and fellow community, join The Year of Awakening: A Monthly Journey with Jack Kornfield.

    “Perhaps there is only one person’s voice missing for peace to come into the world.” –Jack Kornfield, retelling a traditional teaching

    Stay up to date with Jack and his stream of fresh dharma offerings by visiting JackKornfield.com and signing up for his email teachings.

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    35 min

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