Illustrating how to free yourself from fear and opinion, Jack reveals how to overcome suffering by cultivating a pure heart.
“The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there.” – Robert M. Pirsig
In this episode, Jack skillfully illuminates:
- Skillful ways to free yourself from stuck views and opinions
- Ram Dass’s teaching advice to Jack
- Balancing life’s sufferings with life’s joys
- Zen wisdom on how to drop your views
- Accepting what you see and rejecting what you think
- Overcoming suffering by living with a pure heart
- Buddha’s ‘Fire Sermon’ teachings
- The way attachment connects to fear, and how to get to the root
- How views and opinions keep you separate, ego-focused, and defensive
- Working with racism and fear by imbibing wakefulness and mindfulness
- Overcoming opinions and and views by the method of noting/naming