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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

Buddhist Psychology: Essential Skills For Transforming the Heart & Mind

Join Jack Kornfield in this rich exploration of the mind and heart through the lens of Buddhist psychology. Blending modern therapeutic insight with ancient wisdom,

Discovering your Buddha Nature with Jack Kornfield

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

Jack Kornfield on Grey Matter with Michael Krasny – Embodying Graciousness

Jack joins Michael Krasny on the Grey Matter podcast to discuss reclaiming our humanity, finding well-being, cultivating compassion and wonder, as well as managing our…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 179 – Feminine Face of Dharma

In this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack teaches us about fostering femininity in our dharma practice. “Part of what’s happening to practice is that it…

Trusting the Living Universe

There are a few basic principles for learning how to open our stuck places and release the contradictions of the body of fear. The first…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 178 – Ocean of Breath

In this episode, Jack helps us discover how the ocean of breath can lead to greater compassion for all . “With the opening of the…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 177 – Intention and Purpose in Practice

By telling stories of the Buddha, Jack directs us on the purpose of practice and the laws of Dharma. “What we repeatedly direct our mind…

Video: Breath of the Earth Meditation

Welcoming listeners into the gentle whisper of the breath, Jack helps us into a presence and ease beyond our anxieties, worries, and to-do lists. From…

A Path With Heart

Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways,…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 176 – The Dharma Body

In simple, heartfelt presence, Jack teaches us about coming into the dharma body. “You can see it in your life. It’s helpful to be aware…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 175 – Intention to Awaken

Jack describes the Buddha’s vow to awakening and how we too can set a daily intention to awaken. “An intention creates our life. Thought manifests…

The Earth is My Witness

“Make your mind like the earth which receives all things steadily.” – The Buddha Years ago, a crew of Russian cosmonauts ran into trouble in…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 174 – Intention and Transformation

Moving beyond our small sense of self, Jack introduces us to the ways intention, love, and acceptance can transform us. Amidst our ever-changing lives, we…

Heart Wisdom – Ep. 173 – Death as an Advisor

Reflecting on impermanence, Jack explains that despite our physical frailty our spirit can never truly die. Where can we go when we die? Jack explores…

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