Heart Wisdom – Ep. 287 – Remembering Who You Truly Are

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Who are we really? Jack Kornfield peels back the veil on our identity roles to uncover the deeper truth that we really are.

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“Greed, fear, hatred, and confusion are enormous forces—it’s just that they’re not who we really are.” – Jack Kornfield

In this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack mindfully explores:
  • Opening to a new vast, gracious, and spacious perspective on life
  • Stepping out of your ordinary habits and roles to see something in a new way
  • How to navigate the reality that death is stalking us
  • Meditation as a practice of letting things go
  • The spirituality of the nature of change and the present moment
  • Ram Dass and the mystery of identity, change, and awareness
  • Seeing past our roles to the deeper reality of who we are
  • Looking into the mystery of: Who I Am?
  • Touching the secret beauty you were born with
  • Jack’s experience communicating with Koko the Gorilla
  • Seeing past the illusion of separateness and the small self
  • Meditation as a sacred space of non-consumption
  • Remembering and healing through listening and letting go
  • Seeing the entire arc of life with the eyes of the Divine
  • Overcoming the forces of greed, hatred, and fear
  • Untangling the places that cause suffering and confusion
  • Opening to the birthright of your freedom
  • Living the pattern of mystery that is this life
  • Recognizing the total interconnection of all of life

“Part of what makes meditation so extraordinary is that to simply sit and not try to make anything happen, or get anywhere, or do something—is to step out of our identity and our roles in the small sense of self.” – Jack Kornfield

“Meditation offers us a sacred space of non-consumption. There’s nothing to do, no grade, no accomplishment, nothing you have to become. It is the sacred space to listen and remember, and touch the freedom of heart or spirit that is possible in any circumstance.” – Jack Kornfield

This Dharma Talk was originally recorded at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
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