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Recommended Courses

Walking the Eightfold Path with Jack Kornfield

Embark on a transformative journey with "Walking the Eightfold Path with Jack Kornfield," a course designed to guide you through the wisdom, compassion, and freedom

How to Thrive in Love: Buddhist Secrets to Transform Your Relationships with Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman

Discover the profound wisdom of love as a spiritual path. Join Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman in this transformative course exploring intimacy, mindfulness, and compassion

Masterclass in Interactive Guided Meditation

Join Jack Kornfield in this profound journey of interactive guided meditation. Through immersive teachings and real-time practices, deepen your connection to presence, compassion, and inner
Birdsong Project

[Video] When the Birds Were Banished from the Palace (Narrated by Jack)

I am delighted to narrate this Birdsong Project short, Erin Cahill's video for “When the Birds were Banished from the Palace” by Saoirse Stice.
Overcoming Bitterness

Overcoming Bitterness and Betrayal: A Story of Forgiveness and Redemption

No matter how extreme the circumstances, a transformation of the heart is possible.
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The Vastness Within

In these challenging times we’re being asked to see the world in a more timeless way, to live from a wisdom and reality of love
Fully Opening to Life

[Video] Fully Opening to Life

In this touching video, Jack shares how we can fully open to life by exploring the deep vastness within our beings.
Spirit of Meditation

The Spirit of Meditation

A friend of mine visited the wonderful Zen master, Katagiri Roshi, shortly before he died. She asked Roshi if he could tell her the essence
New Thinking Allowed

[Video] New Thinking Allowed (2024): Deepening of the Heart with Jeffrey Mishlove

Jack recently joined Jeffrey Mishlove for a fresh conversation 38 years after their original Thinking Allowed television episode first aired.
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[Video] Mindfulness as Medicine: A Liberating Dharma Talk

In this classic lecture, Jack shares stories opening us to the medicine of the Dharma.
Joy, Virtue, Overcoming Conflict

[Video] Joy, Virtue, and Overcoming Conflict | Hopeful Jack Kornfield Mindfulness Talk

In this hopeful Dharma Talk, Jack explores how Buddhist principles can cultivate happiness and joy, and help us overcome inner conflict.
Navigating the Cycles of Spiritual Life

Navigating the Cycles of Spiritual Life

There are big and small cycles in spiritual life. We can’t stop the cycles, but we can learn to navigate them with grace, ease, and
The Stories We Tell

[Video] The Stories We Tell – A Cozy Fireside Q&A Session

Jack’s timeless wisdom leads the way as he responds to a handful of questions concerning some of the common struggles encountered on the human plane.
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[Video] Guided Meditation | Opening the Door of Forgiveness

Jack leads a powerful guided meditation practice opening to the sweet nectar of forgiveness.
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The Gift of Kind Attention

Without being aware, it’s not possible to really live in a free way. Otherwise we are just in habitual reaction to whatever is arising.

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