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Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, India, and Burma. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is one of the key teachers to introduce mindfulness practice to the West, has taught internationally since 1974, and is the author of 16 books which have sold 2 million copies.

“Jack is one of the greatest spiritual teachers of our time.”

– Alice WaLker

Teachings

The Dharma of Trees: Well-Being and the Natural World

When my teacher, Ajahn Chah—a forest monk from Thailand—came for his first visit to the U.S, as we drove along his eyes got bigger…

Expanding Perspective Through Story and Myth

Sometimes we need a timeless story to help us begin to live from an expanded perspective.

Video: Steadiness of Earth Meditation

In this guided meditation, Jack invites us to meet whatever emotions, thoughts, and sensations arise with a rooted stillness, steadiness, and stability.

Popular Courses

Buddhist Psychology: Essential Skills For Transforming the Heart & Mind

This five-hour, self-paced program includes 32 lessons bundled into six sessions. All of the trainings and practices are to awaken to this: You are not limited by the circumstance in which you find yourselves, even...

Transform Your Life Through Jack Kornfield’s Most Powerful Stories: A 10 Hour Journey

Journey into the enchanting world of storytelling with Jack Kornfield, a masterful narrator, as he introduces “Stories that Awaken Your Heart and Transform Your Life.” This course is a curated collection of Jack’s most cherished...

All Access Plan

Unlimited access to 6 courses, 38+ hours of content accessible anytime anywhere for one low fee.

Buddha Nature

The ten paramitas, or “perfections,” are central to Buddhist teaching and practice. These perfections represent qualities to cultivate in order to progress along the path to enlightenment and help others do the same. This 10...

Masterclass in Interactive Guided Meditation

This 9-hour, 8-part series includes some of the most powerful, dynamic and immediate transformative practices I know of to facilitate healing, deep opening and new understanding. These Interactive Guided Meditations are not the commonly practiced...

Mindfulness Meditation: The Fundamentals

This self-paced program includes 31 lessons bundled into eight sessions. Jack will show you how to skillfully practice the most valuable mindfulness and compassion meditations, including breath, body, feelings and thoughts and more. This is...