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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

The Awakened Heart: Discovering Great Joy and Love

In this transformative 3-week course, renowned meditation teacher Jack Kornfield guides you through powerful practices to awaken the qualities of the heart that bring deep

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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.

Mindfulness, Liberation, and the Buddha

How does the healing of our bodies, our emotions, and our mind grow out of mindfulness?

Video: Ocean of Air Meditation

Jack shares a guided meditation focused around relaxing into the ocean of breath we find ourselves in when we open to the present moment.

Remembering Wes “Scoop” Nisker

My close dear friend, colleague, and spiritual brother, Wes Nisker died a few days ago. I loved him. I miss his smile and his friendship

A Reliable Compass: Your Highest Intention

Remember: no one can harm you as much as your untamed mind. Also remember: no one can help you as much as your composed mind.

When Prayer Becomes Impossible and the Heart has Turned to Stone: Antidotes for the Five Hinderances

The Buddhist tradition tells us that when their energies are strong, there are specific antidotes for these hindrances.

How Will AI Impact Our World? A Conversation with Sam Altman of ChatGPT

This is a conversation between Open AI CEO Sam Altman, along with wisdom teacher, Jack Kornfield, moderated by Soren Gordhamer.

Observing the Storm: Working with the Hinderances to Clarity

To work with Buddhism's Five Hindrances—desire, aversion, sleepiness, restlessness, and doubt—we must actually study them, observing and allowing them to be incorporated into our meditation

Like Yeast for Bread: Understanding the Hindrances in Meditation and Life

As we try to steady the mind, the most common difficulties that arise in practice are called by the Buddha the five hindrances.

You Must Be Present to Win

In spirituality, no matter what gate we enter or what form we practice, sooner or later obstacles arise.

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