In this inspiring poetry-infused talk, Jack weaves Rumi’s wisdom on the camel, lion, and child of the spirit into a journey from devotion, to courage, to wonder—inviting us to awaken the Buddha’s Lion’s Roar within and remember the inner royalty of the heart.
“Poetry and the sense of beauty that art awakens is to move from a small sense of our problems and difficulties to some greater perspective of the heart.” – Jack Kornfield
In this episode, Jack mindfully explores:
- Rumi’s wisdom on The Camel, The Lion, and the Child of the Spirit
- Healing our wounds, grief, and sorrows
- Waking ourselves up from our trance
- Touching our rage, fears, and longings with kindness and respect
- Poetry of compassion, mystery, tenderness, and awakening
- Letting yourself love what you love
- Tenderness and seeing with the eyes of the Divine Mother and the great heart of compassion
- Living a life of wakefulness
- Rumi, bravery, and becoming a lion
- Awakening the Buddha’s Lion’s Roar within
- Uncovering your inner-royalty
- Beginner’s mind and becoming a “child of the spirit”
- Finding wonder and amazement in life
- The mystery of sleep, dreams, and consciousness
- Letting go of pity and reclaiming wonder in the present
- The power of prayer and blessing
“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk for a hundred miles on your knees through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” – Mary Oliver
