Deeply unveiling the Buddha’s transformative miracle of awakening, Jack provides a comprehensive guide to finding freedom in everyday life.
“We’re asked to discover in this dance the possibility of awakening in the midst of our life, to turn what we do into something sacred.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:
- What happened to the Buddha when he sat under the Bodhi Tree
- What Buddha’s enlightenment means for the world
- Bodh Gaya and the possibility of awakening through nature
- Buddha’s path as a yogi, and how he dealt with his spiritual powers
- How the Buddha’s greatest miracle was the miracle of education
- Reflections and questions from the Buddha for how you are living
- Keeping freshness and “beginner’s mind” in your practice
- Parenting, schooling, and the different styles of education
- Finding freedom in the difficulties and direct circumstances of your life
- The real possibility of awakening in the midst of life
- The Ten Paramitas, Buddhism’s Ten Perfections
- What walking meditation is actually about
- Why Thich Nhat Hanh does everything slowly and mindfully
- Patience, listening, and presence
- Spiritual life as the education of awakening
- Listening deeply for the Tao, Dharma, truth
“Spiritual life kindles in us an interest, an attention, a passion to awaken.” – Jack Kornfield
“Meditation is the art of doing what we do and bringing our senses, our heart, our whole being to that.” – Jack Kornfield
