Jack shares miracle stories and personal lessons from Dipa Ma – the luminous, compassionate and unshakeable spiritual master.
“You had a sense from this very sweet, mild-mannered old lady of a kind of unshakable inner strength, an incredible sense of stillness and strength in her being.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack lovingly reflects on:
- His times with the great yogi and spiritual master, Dipa Ma Barua
- Miracle stories and spiritual lessons of Dipa Ma
- How the suffering in Dipa Ma’s life drew her to Buddhism and meditation
- Dipa Ma’s siddhis (spiritual/psychic powers) and compassionate shining heart
- A life-changing story of Jack being blessed by Dipa Ma
- Her grandmotherly loving kindness
- Dipa Ma’s favorite spiritual questions
This Dharma Talk from 11/01/1989 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on DharmaSeed.
“Dipa Ma’s teaching was to always keep people in your heart, to give of your love to the people, and the earth and the world around.” – Jack Kornfield
“Of all of the possibilities that one can do with the heart and mind, Dipa Ma was a great master of them.” – Jack Kornfield
P.S. If you would like to learn more about Dipa Ma, dive into my new article, My Teacher Dipa Ma: The Remarkable Possibilities of the Awakened Heart
