In this fresh Dharma Talk, Jack reveals how listening from the heart can empower you to transform yourself and the world.
“Difficult times call on our best spirit.” – Jack Kornfield
In this fresh episode, Jack mindfully explores:
- Navigating life skillfully through difficult times
- How we can change ourselves and the world through true listening
- The two dimensions of mindfulness: Sati (mindful presence) and Sampajanna (mindful response)
- How deep listening leads to compassionate response
- Using our difficulties as doorways of opportunity to help us awaken
- Reflecting on how we respond to the troubles of the world
- The art of listening and how it brings us into the present moment
- How taking a “sacred pause” leads to more possibilities
- The childlike playfulness and joy between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Jack tells a transformational and moving story of Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, the miraculous Tibetan physician.
- How all the problems and conflicts of the world are symptoms, and the solution is in the human heart
- Activism, service, and helping with an open heart
- Listening deeply to sense the universal truths of reality
- The powerful prayer of Black Elk, the mystical Lakota medicine man
- Listening inwardly, tending the heart, and honing your intuition
“The very difficulties you have are the place that truly awakens the heart.” – Jack Kornfield
“Quiet the mind, take time, tend the heart, listen inwardly, listen to one another, listen to the earth—and you will know what to do.” – Jack Kornfield
